Paranormal Activity

Paranormal Activity is a good example of how to build suspense within a film, slowly. The camera work shows the emotions of the characters and their state of mind; this film is made like a home movie in which the camera work is not accurate, therefore the audience cannot base their emotions on camera work; however at the end of the film the camera is at a side angle which could represent another side of the character which the audience has not seen before. The audience would still understand what is happening within the film if the voices were taken out of the film and only the soundtrack was left; this would be a positive because the film would be more exaggerated. The performance of the actors was very convincing, by using body language and facial expressions. The hair, costume and make-up of the actors is natural, just like the lighting, on the night scenes the camera would be recording in night mode which would affect how the lighting would look if it was on normal mode. In this film it explores gender roles within the household,  the woman is seen to be the vulnerable figure and the male is portrayed as strong and does not admit defeat to frightful situations.