This shot is a low-angled mid-shot that gives our audience the best look at our antagonist so far. The low-angle was chosen to make our villain look as imposing and powerful as possible. We chose to put this shot at this stage in the scene as our main character has just been wounded and is lying on the ground, therefore our villain will be seen as more of a threat anyway after what our audience has just seen him do. The low-angle helps to reinforce the characters power. We have our villain walk towards the camera, taking up more and more of the screen until everything but him is blocked out. This leaves no doubt in the audiences mind as to who the most important character is at this stage of the scene as this shot focuses entirely on our villain.
This shot also gives a good shot of our villains costume. Preferably we would have liked our villain to have an all black outfit but a fitting jacket could not be found in time for filming. I think the one our villain does wear is a suitable replacement though, and carries the added benefit of having a hood which covers more of our villains face and makes his identity harder to make out for the audience. Originally we were going to give this character a pair of gloves to wear as well as if he was concerned with fingerprints. However, we changed our mind as we wanted the character to seem like more of a loose cannon which fits in well with his choice of weapon. The crossbow is also highlighted here which gives the audience the chance to associate this character with violence and blood even further, as he has only been shown with that crossbow to the audience so far.
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