The overall feel I get throughout is that of static and ambience. The whole tone of the music and lighting makes it feel tense and unknown with the attempt to make the viewer feel uncomfortable and on edge. The tension and build up on the viewer of shots and sounds also helps to create this. The establishing shot of the male strapped to the chair is accompanied by flickering lights to make the shot quick and capture the viewers’ attention as they have to work out what is going on. It also has static sound around the room making it seem scientific or experimental with this body attached hostage to a chair. All of these fall into typical conventions of a horror. The fact that it is set in a secluded area raise tension and suspense and a sense of distress from the leading character in this clip furthers the fear factor of a viewer.
The camera shots seem to move swiftly from establishing the setting, slowly revealing the equipment and setting to the viewer to move into rapid, up close shots giving every detail of really what is going on and helping to build the tension and suspense and fear of viewers.
Hostel and intertitles
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