Film Project Genre Research- The Ritual

The opening shot of the film The Ritual are production credits that flash to a mid shot of a man at a bar ordering drinks. Then the camera is on a steady cam that follows him to a master shot showing all the guys in the bar that he was apart of. There were then multiple short takes of close ups and men talking back and forth. These shots and mixed with over the shoulders of people talking as well. These shots are used with a hand held because the shots are more shaky and not as smooth. The noises present are background sounds of the TV playing and other speaking.The beginning minutes of the group of men speaking gives the idea that they are college friends reuniting at a bar talking about traveling and deciding their destination, deciding on hiking in Sweden on Kings trail. The budget of the film was 75,000 and the money produced by showing the film is unknown but this movie earned a nominee for British Independence film award for best effects and best actor award.