Halloween - An Interesting Camera Angle

(I apologize for the lengthy clip, but Tube Chop was not working on my Mac!) Anyways, this week for an interesting camera angle, I immediately thought of one of my favorite horror movies (partly because it’s October, and I love everything Halloween/scary, and partly because this is such a great movie opener). The film, Halloween, begins with the audience getting to look through the eyes of a killer, the young Michael Meyers. It’s an interesting camera angle because so often in scary movies and thrillers, we see the victim hiding and we, as an audience, jump when the killer comes out unexpectedly. Here, we know what’s happening at all times because we are walking in the killer’s footsteps. I especially love when Michael puts the clown mask back on and the camera films through the eye holes of the mask. It’s a strange feeling to be in the position of the killer, but it truly makes for a gripping first scene!