Have you noticed the wide angles? The unsettling amount of negative space?
Smile 2 successfully balances the tension-filled, atmospheric-based horror that Longlegs, It Follows, or Midsommar captures, and mixes it with the jumpscare-heavy classics we're all familiar with.
Opening: https://youtu.be/7KXfRXuIg3o
Note:
During the recording, I realised that the script may have been written too formally. I will write more casually next time.
Music used:
Life Sober - Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Deluxe - Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Od'ing - Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Prepare - Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Smile - Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Showtime - Cristobal Tapia de veer
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - i. The Frame
01:58 - ii. The Tension
05:27 - The Opening 7 Minutes
08:50- iii. Closure