High angle These kinds of shots are used in horrors and thrillers to make the figure or object that is being looked down on seem completely powerless and vulnerable. Close up Close up’s in these types of genres are used to see reactions on the actor/actresses face. This is the shot that shows the most emotion from the characters. It is also used to capture detail in an important scene. Tracking/Panning shot These shots connotes movement. This is used very effectively in horror and thriller films to make out a character is being followed or watched. It also could establish a scene so the audience can see the full view. Another great use is as the camera is moving the suspense builds up as you don’t know what could be shown next. Reverse This type of shot could also be very effective in thrillers and horrors as it could show consequences of actions and what would happen if you went back in time. It shows a character undergoing realization and the suspense is built up. Its also a great way to signify flash backs. Tilted Angles Tilt shots add a lot of dramatic tension to shots, and could simplify a supernatural being, for example, pushing or moving the camera. Its also a great way to get a different shot of an incident across to the audience. Another great use for a tilt shot is to act as though the camera is a victim on the floor, and you are seeing what they are seeing. [Extreme] long shot This is a great scene to use to establish horror or thriller movies. This shot could put into perspective how deserted and town is. Low angles Low angle shots are very powerful in the way they can emphasize just how scary or intimidating a villain is. This could make you as the audience as well as the actors/actresses in the film feel weak and insignificant. Hand held camera shot This is use very often in horror/thriller films to add a sense of reality. It makes the audience feel involved and adds to the horror of the scene as you feel like you are there. POV shot This shot is taken from the point of view of the character. This is when the audience is able to see the film through the eyes of one character. This is popular in these types of movies as the audience becomes emotionally attached and more scared as the gun could be directly point at them for example. Zoom This adds to the dramatic effect and creates element of suspense and fear as you don’t know what you are going to see next. It could also be used to zoom into something gory or gruesome. One other use could be that you zoom into see something you wouldn’t of spotted before like a supernatural being. Over the shoulder shot This is one of the best shots to build tension. This is used a lot in horrors and thrillers to add suspense, and is used especially around mirrors and reflections so the audience can see what's happening as soon as the character does. This is used a lot to show a figure stood behind a victim. We found doing this piece of coursework helpful as it made us think of what camera angles we would like to use in our opening sequence. the ones that would give the most effect for a mysterious/stalker thriller are POV shot and Hand held shot these help it to look more effective and suspicious although we will being using most of the camera angles these are the one we would like to highly incorporate .
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A thriller is a type of genre in film, they must include suspense, tension and excitement. A thriller is identified with these elements, surprises and twists, tricks that play with the viewers mind and if it has quick cuts and changes the camera angles often. Also thrillers include music to increase the tension, lighting to create shadows and suspense, mirrors and stairs. Also it is filmed from the killers point of view a lot of the time. Finally they include flash backs and they also make the audience think deeper than they would with for example a romantic film.
There are lots of different types of thrillers, for example; Action Crime Psychological Western Military Film-noir Spy Horror Romantic No. of shot Description of shot Type of shot
1. walking in through the office match on action 2. view of the hall wide shot 3. sitting and waiting to be seen rule of thirds 4. teacher calling student up 180 degree rule 5. discussion with the teacher shot reverse shot 6. teacher picking up their grades wide shot 7. showing students grades match on action 8. students final expression rule of thirds The rule of thirds is used to break down a photograph into 9 sections (both horizontally and vertically) so that is more balanced out and equal. It also draws attention to the main interest of the photo. It s one of the first things photographers learn about in classes for well composed and fascinating shots. It also gives you four lines that are useful positions for elements in your photos. The theory behind the rule of thirds is that if you place points of interests in the intersections or along the lines , your photo becomes more proportionate and focused. Studies have shown that when viewing images, people’s eyes usually go to one of the intersection points most naturally rather than the centre of the shot – using the rule of thirds works this natural way of viewing an image rather than working against it. The 180 degree rule is an imaginary guideline (line of vision), which when filming shouldn’t be crossed as this will confuse the viewer as the position of the characters on screen will change and seem like they are in a different place but facing the same way.Although the rule is not always obeyed as sometimes a filmmaker will purposely break the line of action to create disorientation, such as Stanley Kubrick in the bathroom scene in The Shining. This rule is used mostly in sitcoms when it has to be filmed on set. This image is showing a match an action. Match an action is when there is a wide shot of someone doing an action, for example in this image there is a woman unlocking a door, then there is a cut to a close up of her performing the same action. This then makes the viewer draw attention to that action, maybe to create suspense, or maybe to show that she’s struggling with the action. During our first media lesson we had a lesson based on different techniques and uses of camera angles one of the techniques is called shot reverse shot. Shot reverse shot is when one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. The shot reverse shot is shown when the two characters are standing opposite each other in a scene and communicating, although they are looking in opposite directions the viewer assumes they are looking at each other. This is done by using the camera ‘over the shoulder angle’. This shows a one character at a time as the camera is held over the shoulder of the other character opposite them, it will then cut to the other character. As theconversation resumes, the camera angle continues to alternate 'over the shoulder' of each character. Karishma arranged a group meeting to discuss a studio name, during this meeting the four of us decided that we had to have a simple but effective name. We chose to have the letter 'X' included in this as we felt that its a bold and empowering letter. Jenna then thought of Project X , however it didn't sound professional so we chose 'Studio'. Firstly Ella came up with 'Studio X' and Kim suggested to put the 'X' first to make 'X Studios', which we all approved of.
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