Taking A Look At Eye Contact

Eye Contact is a thrilling short story that merits four out of five stars. This rating is suitable because the short film was extremely effective, especially taking the length of the film into consideration, but there were a few aspects of the movie that could be improved. The story is interesting and well-executed and my only complaint is that the shadow seems to be following the woman for no apparent reason and that the shadow itself has an odd design. When the shadow is pictured in a close-up, it seems almost see-through but is solid when viewed from afar. I believe the filmmakers could have spent a little more time on making the shadow’s appearance consistently translucent or opaque and could have made him feel slightly more threatening

Mainly, the film relied on the soundtrack to build suspense. The music builds with frightening or tense moments and dies down when the woman appears to be safe. For instance, the building of the music’s tempo and volume indicated that danger was about to be present, or that the danger had not left yet; the calming of the music, which is only really present when the woman is in her home and seems safe, allows viewers to relax for a moment. This makes the return of terror even more powerful because the audience has let its guard down and is quickly set on edge again. In addition to the soundtrack, Eye Contact uses special effects to create the shadow that is haunting the poor jogger. It is clearly computer created, but that makes the shadow appear even more supernatural, and gives readers a strong visual to fear. The film consists of several various camera angles and shots. In fact, the film uses almost every common camera technique apart from high and slanted angles. Eye Contact uses mostly wide shots, mid shots, and close-ups, but uses bird’s eye angles, handheld shots, cutaways, and low angle in times of action and suspense. The wide shots are useful because they allow viewers to see the shadow moving closer, even though the jogger doesn’t know how close it is. The mid shots and close up allow viewers to observe details of the jogger such as how calm she is before the shadow appears, when she feels uneasy, when she is frightened, and the change in her movements. Such shots allow viewers to notice the change from a relaxed jog to a frightened dash for safety and are evident when the jogger is running, both when she is calm and when she is trying to escape the shadow. Bird’s eye angles and cutaways allow viewers to gain more information, particularly about the shadow and its location. For instance, the most evident bird's eye angle is when the woman looks