Every angle of this scene is created to be very tense- The camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene all play a major part to make the scene as thrilling as possible. There are a variety of shots used in this scene, but are mostly mid shots, by the way the camera has been angled to give a point of view shot, it gives the illusion that you are the victim/killer.
In the beginning the pace is slow and calm as she is getting into the shower, but as the scene progresses and the killer enters, the pace soon gets faster to keep in time with the quick high pitched music. Once the victim had been murdered the pace slows down to fit with the music which has become deeper to show that time is still passing.
The shower remains on throughout the whole scene to show some continuity. The sound of the knife hits hard to show how brutal the murder is, and by using a bathroom that is so pure, made up of only whites, it shows the deepness of the blood.
Shot 1
In this scene we can see that her back is to the killer, who we can see approaching behind the shower curtain. She is oblivious to what is about to happen, which creates tension as the idea of a hidden identity adds mystery to the scene. Leaving the audience on edge and wanting to know more.
Shot 2
Here we can see the killers hand holding the knife, right in the centre of the shot. It's a close up shot so we can't see the killer, and is adding more mystery as we don't know who it is that's going to be doing the killing.
Shot 3
This close up shot of the plug hole shows her blood draining away, with the contrast to but also gives the feeling that her life is too.
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