In the film, the old video (of course, some people say that it was designed in the later stage, and the analysis of the film will not discuss its aspects for the time being) is combined with the new video, and the director adopts the method of multi-shot aliasing on the same screen at the corresponding time to increase the contrast before and after And a sense of urgency, thus creating an overall crab and fullness.
But it's not perfect, and there's a lot of scrutiny that makes the film feel loose in some places.
Mixing and matching multiple shots on the same screen is a relatively basic method of editing. It is generally used for transition, and there are also multiple shots in tense moments. This film compares the old and new videos, which is the first time I have encountered it so far. I'm not a professional, and I don't know the scientific name of this editing technique, so I will analyze it on the surface.
At the beginning of the film, it is introduced that actors are used to replace the story personnel to restore the scene at that time. The editing behind this is also the foreshadowing. It is very frank and real. We are watching movies, not documentaries, so This film did not go in the same direction as a pseudo-documentary, but took out old old video clips to increase its authenticity. After all, technology was not developed in the past, and there was no computer for special effects, so some of the supernatural effects in the film were Impeccable ingredients.
As far as editing is concerned, the director used the right number of shots at the right time. For example, when comparing the previous interview with the heroine and the current one, when a buddy killed the whole family, he used nearly 6 shots to increase the sense of urgency and urgency. The scene is chaotic, so ingenious editing and novel techniques are the keys to standing out.
The other is the performance. No matter whether the former heroine is an actress or not, her performance is quite good (of course it can reveal the truth), and the makeup of the characters is very realistic, whether it is real or not, and it is very scary. I thought it was the feeling of an alien, not an ordinary freak. The specific parts are no longer Ao Shu, but the last part is the part where she misses her daughter. She is really sad, you can see it. The twisting of her facial muscles, the stupefied gaze of her eyes, the beating of her eyebrows, and the twisting of her demeanor are the two key points of this film, and the key to proving whether it is true or not.
If those old videos are treated as old, it can be said that the effect is very shocking and terrifying. For spoilers, when Scott flew up, it scared me to pee. Other times, it was fine. I watched that scene. I did it twice, but this kind of scary scene is still accompanied by a frightening sound effect, and other horror scenes also have sound effects. The overall film can be regarded as a thriller rather than a horror film. The boundaries are clearly differentiated.
The film wants to tell a true story, not to intimidate and scare anyone, to be judged by motive rather than effect.
At the end of the film, the little girl was lost, and the heroine was forced to ask for hypnosis to find the plot, which pushed the story to a climax, and the cause of the heroine's husband's death was also a mystery, which has not been solved, which just created some suspense and made the audience unforgettable. We don't need a complete result but a feeling, feeling terrible, that's the charm of horror.
When I think of another film, "Apollo 18", it is in the form of a pseudo-documentary, that is, a pseudo-DV shooting. The overall sci-fi color and horror coexist, and there are unknown creatures. Personally, I am very cool. It is very similar to this film. Like, the same is to create a sense of reality, and the final ending is very far-reaching.
I might have a nightmare tonight. . .
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