Analysis Of The Film 'Polaroid'

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Many people live for the adrenaline rush that horror films provide and enjoy the thrill of excitement from jumping out of their seat every couple minutes. With such a large, thrill-seeking audience, the suspense and uncertainty of horror movies causes viewer’s stomach to drop and their heart left racing for hours. As viewers are filled with fear, while they are about lose their minds and are dying of anticipation, they are left with the terrifying experience of covering their eyes and wondering what is going to happen next. After watching the trailer for the new film Polaroid, which seeks to frighten viewers when the characters discover that those who have their picture taken by the mysterious polaroid vintage camera suddenly meet a tragic …show more content…

The quick cuts between the shots of characters wandering throughout the mysterious basement to people running down the dark, shadowy school hallways creates a feeling of worry and nervousness in the audience. As each scene builds suspense, the music becomes louder and expands upon the uncertainty in horror situations. In the next scene, the director zooms in behind the two characters as they’re slowing creeping down the hallways. Suddenly a loud crash is heard and the characters instantly turn around as seen in figure 3. The mid shot provides an image of the fright in their faces. This clip startles the audience as the characters are unexpectedly frightened by the alarming noise. The trailer ends with one final scene of Bird Fitcher falling to the ground and out of nowhere some kind of monster grabs her face. This leaves viewers completely shocked and wondering what the outcome of this horror film will be. Throughout the trailer, multiple dark and eerie scenes containing suspenseful music frightened viewers, but served to widen the potential audience members for the

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