Unused Footage - Reasons why the footage wasn't used.

This is the unused footage of my Thriller Opening. Below, I would explain why I didn't use the footage.

The first shot I have used is a Establishing Shot, of the location in which the main character Mary was walking. I got the idea from the beginning of Psycho, where downtown Phoenix was shown. The reason I had to take out this shot is because it isn't significant to the film, whether or not the shot was in tjhe final cut, plus, I asked some of my classmates, and they also agreed that it is just a waste of time, within the opening sequence.

The next two shots are Close Up shots of Mary texting her friend and saying that she is on her way. The reason that I didn't include these shots in the final edit, is because the text isn't readable to the audience and if it had stayed in the final sequence, then it would just confuse the audience, this is why I added in the text sequence in my final edit.

The next shot I didn't use is a Close Up shot of Mary's friend Jane lying on the bench with the phone on her lap, the reason that I took out this shot is because, I converted the film in Black and White and therefore, the flashing light of the phone wouldn't be visible enough in Black and White.

The final shot that I didn't use in my final edit is a Low Angle shot of Mary and the perpetrator, walking away together. The reason I didn't use this shot, is because then it would  conclude the whole sequence altogether, and there wouldn't be that much enigma to the film.