Movie Conventions: Capturing the Killer Nurse

 

Capturing the Killer Nurse

In the beginning, there is an establishing shot of inside a hospital. They use some monologue. We might of those ideas. It is good way to building suspense. The high angle and the jump cuts to a few moments into the future are good ideas to, especially when the camera is focusing on a sleeping patient on a hospital bed and a black figure past in front of the camera. That also help build suspense and gets the audience wondering who or what the black shadow was. Sarah and I might use these conventions when filming our opening sequence. 

The conventions we like the most was the establishing shot of the empty hallway of the hospital. There are also a few minor details like the slow walking that we think is a great idea. In the opening sequence, there were a lot going on. At the same time, not to much is going on. It is like a mixture that helps create suspense before something happens. We also liked how the figure passed by. That gets Sarah and I wondering who or what the figure was. It looked like a lady. 

One element that Sarah and I did not like was the monologue. Even though we did not like it as much we think it is a good idea to have a back up in case we need it. Another thing that we did not like was how the hospital's curtain was transparent. I would have been better off if it was lighter or out of the way completely. At the moment we are seeing how to work around it.

Signing Off,

Kay.