This is a still from our trailer that introduces our antagonist, having him stalk a random victim under a bridge. We filmed this shot at Leatherhead bridge as it was easy to get to and quiet, meaning we would not be disturbed by any members of the public which was important as we wanted to make it seem as if our characters were completely alone.
We liked the long pathway that runs through the centre of the shot and the open environment as it makes it seem as if this area is further away from civilisation. This extends the threat of our antagonist and makes our victim seem more vulnerable as there is nowhere they can run to. The area itself is also quite tranquil with the river running on the right third of the shot and the trees and grass representing nature. This juxtaposes the dark nature of the events actually being depicted in the shot, an innocent person being stalked and killed by a masked murderer. Having the location differ in tone from the events the audience sees has an unsettling effect on the audience, which is exactly what we want to achieve through our trailer.
We opted to place the camera under the bridge filming outwards, as this achieved our desired lighting effect. In this shot, we have our victim and villain walking towards the bridge from the outside, with our victim walking under the bridge and being plunged into darkness. Having our victim walk from the light to the dark connotes walking into the unknown and shows the character unknowingly putting himself in danger.
This shot is a high-angled long shot. We decided to use a high angle for this shot as it empowers the audience over the characters. This fits with what the audience sees onscreen as they are aware of the threat our killer imposes but the victim is completely unaware. Therefore we are making the audience feel safer only to surprise them later in the trailer. In later shots that only feature our antagonist we revert to the conventional low-angled shot to belittle the audience and empower our villain.
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