Creating fear and suspense is a tricky concept to deliver with impact, as simply put by Alfred Hitchcock there is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. Gore Verbinski , the director of The Ring, used a number of film techniques such as camera angles and movements along with sound and lighting to capture The opening scene of ‘The Ring’ uses camera, sound and lighting in order to create fear and suspense within the audience. The camera movement in this scene pans and tracks very slowly between each actress creating a suspenseful, slow aura that keeps the audience aware of their surroundings. The frame shots are always close to the face, showing the emotion of each character, either being panicked or absolutely oblivious to what is going on. This makes the audience panicked as it is only focused on the face and not the surroundings, making the viewer question if something impactful will happen next. The dialogue is quiet throughout, however other …show more content…
The sound in this scene, once again, is quiet to always alert and to watch out for anything to the unknown. However, in this case where the television is diegetic with the static and the ear piercing rings when the tape switches scene, this is essential so there is a new bone chilling scene to witness each time. The lighting is dark again to scare the audience. When the tape begins, it brings some light into the room, including the blinds that turn blood red. Just the thought of blood is gory and makes the audience feel sick inside. In this scene the camera does not pan as much between objects, only switching between the television and Rachel watching the tape. The frame shot is close up throughout so the audience can only focus on one thing, the terrified look on Rachel’s face which causes panic to the audience on what is going