Filming Practice: Making the audience feel Unease

 Today our teacher assigned us the task of filming and editing a creepy scene with chilling dialogue. 

We used a slow dolly movement toward the character to make the audience feel uncomfortable. Close-ups create a sense of connection with the character, and when the character has bad intentions, it makes viewers uneasy.

The dialogue delivery adds to the creepiness with the line, 'I am watching you. Always watching you...' The repeated phrase and emphasis on 'always' make it even more unsettling. We used low-key lighting with harsh shadows, relying only on natural light from the windows for an ominous effect.

The character breaks the fourth wall by staring directly at the camera, holding a silent pause at the end. This intense gaze adds tension, leaving viewers unsettled as the moment lingers. The raw footage.

In the edited version. We applied color grading to enhance the overall tone and atmosphere of the footage. A non-diegetic soundtrack was incorporated to heighten suspense and immerse the audience further. Additionally, we added a grainy video effect to simulate the appearance of surveillance camera footage, giving the scene a raw and unsettling quality. To amplify the creepiness, we modified the character's voice with an effect that made it sound inhuman and unnerving.