Hiding Scene (Out of the Blue)

The scene I choose was the scene after the father is shot, when the three girls are hiding under the table.

The scene is pretty terrifying and powerful, because it’s taken from the three girl’s point of view as David walks into the room. It happens just after he kills the father, so the film has already gripped you. Since the film is very slow, David slowly walks into the room. It’s not sudden, he doesn’t fly in and start shooting everyone, and he just slowly walks in. Since it’s taken from the girls (or one of the girls) point of view, it makes you feel like you’re actually there, and it’s happening to you, since it’s a New Zealand film and so close to home. Their father (and step father) has just been shot, right in front of their eyes. Their terror is shared with the audience with this technique. As he gets close to the table, the tension rises to the point of extreme, even giving you the false idea that he will walk away in a moment, until he ducks down and shoots them. One of the girls somehow gets away, with only getting shot in the stomach. The dead silence is now replaced with the girls breathing and footsteps as she runs, and a ringing sound, the volume of these effects higher than usual. I think this is a very prominent scene as it shows her escape, but also the anger and frustration of David, showing he’s willing to kill anyone. The sound effects used as the girl escapes is really great, as it’s what she hears at the time, he breathing and footsteps, and the ringing could be linked to either the sound of the gun or her sudden shock. Again, the terror is shared with the audience without them even knowing, the girl has now seen her father, sister and soon-to-be step sister shot and killed, the terror is intensified.