Cinematography

A medium close-up of a telephone opens the scene, implying it is the main subject and key aspect of the scene. The camera then tilts upwards and pans into a medium close-up shot of the young woman in the frame as she goes to pick it up. As the girl moves away from the phone, the camera pans towards her. Due to the fact it is a horror film, this suggests she is the most likely to die and one of the first to die as she is a key character in the scene. A sense of tension is built through the recurring pan between the telephone and character, leading the audience to ponder who could be on the other line and why he would be tormenting the girl. The shot cuts to outside as the camera tilts upwards the tree before panning towards her home and an empty swing that keeps swinging, which creates suspense as the audience doesn't know who is outside.

. A close-up of her stove is used as she turns it on and places food on it, whilst still on the phone. The recurring use of medium close-ups, long shots and pans following the girls movement around her home suggest that the director wants to tease the audience with a false sense of security. It could also suggest that the murder, as well as the audience, is following the young woman, placing us in the killer's mindset. Low-angle shots are used frequently to create vulnerability towards the female character, and focus on the killer. The slow pace of the start of the scene creates tension as well as the camera pans in her direction as she wonders her hallway with the telephone as the audience have no idea about who is behind the line and if he is actually following her. The slow pace is soon contradicted by the use of whip pans as she starts to panic and it follows the woman's frantic attempt to escape, suggesting to the audience that someone is following her or she is paranoid, making it hard to distinguish between the two.