So I know Fargo is not a horror film so some may be wondering why I decided to include this in my blog, but if you really analyze the clip I believe you can see just why I decided to include it. This extract creates an immense feeling of tension through its use of ambient noise to contrast a score and its pans and over the shoulder shots. I felt that this scene gave off a similar feeling of tension that I would like for the opening and I really liked the inclusion of the ambient noise and thought it would be a good idea to include it in our film as well to help with the tension of our opening.
This extract gives the watcher a very tense feeling as it portrays a horribly dangerous situation with a lot of tension. This is all conveyed through the use of over the shoulder shots, pans, and lots of ambient noise throughout the extract. It begins with an over the shoulder shot to show the farm they are driving up too. This is done to establish the setting and show the eeriness of the place they are driving up to. Also used is a lot of slower pans at the beginning of the clip to help establish a slower pace for the clip. This is also done to contrast the increase in pace throughout the clip to add to that tension and suspense. Lastly with the use of the ambient noise to contrast the beginnings score also adds to that suspense and danger of the situation. These all come together to make a scene that is very eerie and tension-ed filled scene that gives off the impression that they are one second away from everything going wrong
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