Focus Group Transcript AND Evaluation

This is a very popular scene, as Mitchell uses no loud sounds to go with it, which differs from a typical jump-scare. The darkness in the corridor obscures the audience’s vision too, making it harder for them to see what is coming through. The audience do have a couple of seconds to realise that the antagonist is making an appearance, making the scare very effective, as it leaves them with enough time to ask themselves ‘What is that?’. The gradual realisation that it is a 7ft man with empty, black eyes is enough to scare anybody. We want to include a scene like this, however we haven’t yet decided if it is suitable for a trailer, or whether it should be left out.