Montage Shots...

Having already thought of some of the shots we wanted to include in the fast paced half of our teaser trailer, we thought of some more to do later on, and also decided on a few more we could do while we were filming, shots that just came to mind as we were shooting the rest of our trailer. The shots we ended up having in the montage were...

• a extreme close up shot of the womans eyes, closed at first, then suddenly opening. We've used this shot as the opening shot to our montage, with our fast paced music starting as the womans eyes open.


• a shot of the man and the villain on the floor, with the villain holding the knife and the man holding his wrist, trying to stop him from stabbing him.


• a shot of a hand picking up a knife. This shot can be interpreted in multiple ways, as the audience aren't sure who the hand belongs to, whether its the villain picking up the knife, or one of the couple picking it up in an attempt to fend off the man that's broken into their house.


• a close up shot of the woman, looking around tentatively as though she is worried that the villain is somewhere near, and then a gloved hand (meant to be that of the villain) grabs the woman by her face and pills her back. You dont actually see any more than the hand of the villain, keeping a sense of mystery around the character.


• a long shot of the woman hiding behind a wall, looking panicked. It is noticeable that there is blood on the hand of the woman, leaving the audience questioning whose blood it is. In the background, we see the lower body of a man we assume to be the villain, entering the room, holdiing the knife in his hand, he turns to walk in the direction of the woman. This shot is split into two, with the first part being shown quite early in the montage, and the other half being shown at the end of the trailer, after the title of the film is shown. The shot ends before it is revealed whether or not the villain finds the woman, leaving the trailer on a bit of cliffhanger ending, giving the audience further incentive to go and see the film when its released.


• A tracking shot of the villain from behind, showing him walking slowly through a hallway. The man then jumps out from a room branching off from the hallway, and tackles the villain to the ground. This is the only real sign the audience sees that the couple are fighting back against the villain.


• a shot of the flames of a stove, flaring up to show bright blue flames, standing out on a dark background as the lights are off. This shot's real purpose was to cut up the rest of the shots, and also the flames add a further sense of panic to the teaser.