Kill Baby Kill! (1966)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfHH8hbSXEg


I chose to review Kill Baby Kill because after research I have found out it is similar to my groups ideas. The protagonist is a young girl, who is later to be revealed as a ghost. 
The film starts with a long shot, this shows the location. The scene is set in the grounds of what looks like a church, or country house. A woman is seen running out of the building, screaming and panicking. This connotes there is a problem or something bad has happened. A mid shot is then used which confirms this. The woman then reaches some steps. She walks up them slowly. This suggests something could be up them. A close up of her face is then used, she looks shocked/worried as the camera pulls away. This suggests something below, which she is looking at, scares her. This is then revealed as spikes. A ripple effect is used on the shot of the spikes. This connotes she is looking at them and they are making her drowsy. The camera pans into the spikes as non-diegetic music starts, this a one toned. Another close up of her face screaming connotes she is struggling. Then a quick sequence of shots from a long shot of her falling, to a shot of the spikes to a shot of her falling onto the spikes make the audience panic and scream. A long shot of where the woman fell from shows a shadow. This connotes she was pushed. The title of the film then appears, with more non-diegetic music. The music is like an old fashioned childrens toy. This suggests the potential murderer is a child, plus the diegetic childish laughter over the music confirms this. As the titles roll in the background a close up is used of the "murderers" legs. She is wearing stockings and a dress, which again connotes she is a child. I personally believe this is an effective film opening as the murder grips the audience straight away. Also the child being used adds a certain unexpected fear element which works nicely with the genre