Paranormal Activity

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Recently I watched paranormal activity 4. I noticed that to engage the viewer the film used no sound to build tension and a long range camera shot to scape the whole room allowing one to watch the protagonist of a scene while sub consciously watching to see what may happen next. Personally I found that the technique used was successful as I was constantly engaged and always scanning to see whether an object would move etc. this added a remarkable amount of tension. In contrast to the general filming technique they also used an unfamiliar way of shooting, they used a close up shot as though it were a webcam and through doing so the viewer sees what the protagonist doesn't, leaving suspense and tension as again the viewers eyes will scan the background for unusual movement abnormal to the norm. Finally I noticed that a hand held shot was used, POV, this made more tension as one cannot fully gasp what is presented in the scene as one cannot fully focus, this again builds tension as the speedy, unsteady camera makes the viewer wish that the camera would remain steady so that one can analyse what happens chronologically. Overall I believe that paranormal activity was a very successful piece film in terms of the arrangement of Mise en scene, screenplay, script and use of camera shots. Paranormal activity 4  is a successful horror and thriller and is a must see