Fast and slow motion
Fast and slow motion is used an awful lot in this movie compared to Twilight, but when analyzing it I did notice it in some areas which really made an impact.
An example of this is the opening of the film (which is showing part of a scene that you see later on in the movie) when there is a POV (point of view) shot of Tracey breathing slowly and looks to be in a calm but drugged up state. Slow motion is used here to create a dreamy effect that gives the audience some idea of how Tracey is feeling at this moment. The slow motion in this scene is also contrasted by loud, harsh, fast music which show that it isn't quite as dreamy as it seems and it has darker, underlying elements to it. The slow motion suddenly stops when Tracey smiles and says "hit me", the scene changes tempo and becomes more dangerous and less dream like.
Slow motion is also used in other parts of the film, for example when Evie gives Tracey her number and Tracey watches her walk away behind a slitted wall. This is a very shaky version of slow motion which includes zooming up and zooming out showing how Tracey is analyzing Evie as she walks away.
Another example is the first time Tracey gets high with Evie and they appear to be sitting on a spinning round about at a park that appears to be going slow motion to show, again, the dreamy, drugged feeling that they have which is then mixed fast motion of the camera zooming in and out quickly in fast flickers. It also goes into fast motion when they are playing in the sprinklers in short bursts and gives off a 'trippy' effect.
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