Eye Contact Review

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EYE CONTACT Eye contact deserves 3 out of 5 stars. The short film starts off with a young lady who is casually jogging through the woods, heading towards a lighthouse. When she reaches the top of the lighthouse, she notices a black figure on the shore below. The black figure has no features to indicate that he is facing her, but it almost seems to be that it is making eye contact with the main character. This causes discomfort in both the audience and the young jogger. At first, the jogger shrugs it off and heads back down but then spots the black figure at the top of the lighthouse. This freaks her out so she starts jogging again, confused by the situation. However, when she looks back she realizes that the black figure is following her. This creeps her out more which causes her to run faster and faster, trying to escape from the figure; frantically running until she eventually reaches her home. She struggles to get in as the figure is right on her tail and grabs her phone to dial 911 but drops it as she turns around to see the figure beside her. However, the screen cuts to black and displays the film title and credit scene, leaving you with a cliffhanger. Considering that the film is meant to be a surreal psychological horror film, the filmmaker intends to produces a tense atmosphere to help the audience feel like they are in the same shoes as the main character. The filmmaker incorporates many suspense techniques in Eye contact. One of them being the cliffhanger at the end of the film which adds suspense by keeping the audience wondering what the fate of the main character will be. The film uses an abundance of camera angles to help contribute to the suspense. My favorite instance of this would be when the camera would zoom into the characters faces while also intensifying the music to add a dramatic effect. However, the part that created the most
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