One of the first vampire movies, this movie is effective in creating suspense and horror even without the use of dialogue and diegetic sound. At times it seemed as though the black screen with writing on would take a lot away from the tension that had slowly been built, in addition, this movie has taught me how music has a major effect on the audience in a horror genre. What also stands out for me in Nosferatu is the 'otherness' of Count Orlok, from where he lives, to the abnormal sexual tension felt between him and Hutter.
From this, it can be assumed that to grab an audience, it is vital to have gripping non diegetic music/sound; so that instead of having information passed to the audience through both dialogue and non diegetic sound, there is only one source of information available to a viewer to find out what is happening. Nosferatu also has an innovative use of shadow and challenges religion, furthermore, the themes of female isolation and abandonment and loneliness are the ones I wish to explore, and Nosferatu is one of my major influences.
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