CONSTRUCTION: THE REVEALED DOLL

Today we filmed the scene whereby we reveal the first glimpse of the doll to the audience. We made a build up to the big reveal in order to create suspense and an ominous atmosphere. We did this by having the woman slowly open up a cupboard and then panning down to show an old, battered suitcase. There is then an over the shoulder shot to show her opening the case up, this shot type is effective in portraying a sense that something is wrong as it is not exactly clear to see what happening, this makes the audience feel as if they are spying on the woman and they must remain hidden, adding to the suspense. Inside the suitcase is something covered in a blanket, a mid shot then shows, the woman picking this thing up and pulling down the blanket to reveal a dolls face and slowly the whole doll. This was effective as it prolongs the reveal of the doll making it have a stronger and longer lasting impact on the audience. It also highlights upon the dolls importance.