EC: Storyboard

• This shot is of the protagonist/victim being stalked by the antagonist/killer
• In the shot before, the killer was nowhere to be seen, but the camera does a pan (or anything similar to have the protagonist out of shot briefly) and when it swoops back, the killer is right behind them
• The antagonist doesn't notice the killer and carries on with what they were doing
• This is a conventional sequence in slashers and supernatural horrors
• The mid-shot of the protagonist keeps the expected focus of the audience on them, making the sudden appearance of the killer more effective in shocking the audiance