camera shots

Editing / camera angles

 

 

 

Medium Close Up (MCU) - This is when you can only see from just below the shoulders up with parts of the background involved in the shot giving the audiance a taste of the surroundings. This picture shows the parts of the actors body that the director wants the audiance to focas on in order to build a reaction to a situation that could occur or to show whats going on in the background.

 

This shot is framed from behind a person who is looking at the subject. The person facing the subject should usually occupy about a 3rd of the frame. This shot helps to establish the position of each person, and get the feel of looking at one person from the other's point of view. It is common to cut between these shots during a conversation, alternating the view between the different speakers

A close-up of a person emphasizes their emotional state. Whereas a mid-shot or wide-shot is more appropriate for delivering facts and general information, a close-up exaggerates facial expressions which convey emotion. The viewer is drawn into the subject's personal space and shares their feelings.

 
The mid shot shows some part of the subject in more detail, whilst still showing enough for the audience to feel as if they were looking at the whole subject. in fact, this is an approximation of how you would see a person "in the flesh" if you were having a casual conversation. You wouldn't be paying any attention to their lower body, so that part of the picture is unneccessary.



conventions of a thriller

Conventions of a thriller film

Conventions of a certain genre are very important as they are specific segments of a film you would anticipate and know you would see when watching a film. These specific aspects build the mood, setting and story; they help create suspense and keep the audience aware of the surroundings in the movie. The main conventions of a thriller film are: Handheld shots, intense diegetic and non-diegetic music, low key lighting, close ups, point of view (POV), chase scenes and the killer’s identity is hidden

Other characteristics as pointed out in movies like ‘Scary Movie’ a comedy based on the conventions of horrors and thrillers are that the main victim is usually a blond female, the innocent girls always last to the end and the person left alive at the end is always a white women.

The iconography used in the film industry is also important with things such as knifes, guns and general items used as weapons.

 

 

 

Low key lighting is used throughout the whole clip, you can see this from the start right until the last second with flashes of light on occasion. This helps build suspense for the audience as there is the fear of the unknown; this is due to the fact that they can't see clearly what is happening which adds an element of danger. This is conventional to a thriller as danger is associated with the dark and therefore brings the feeling of danger onto the audience as well as implementing it in the movie.

 

There many jump cuts used and a jerky unsteady camera shot used during the clip, they are predominantly used at the beginning and then throughout the rest of the scene. This creates a feeling of uncertainty, anticipation and for the audience as the clips change a lot, also they don't have a clear view of what is happening so it keeps them prepared to be shocked as they don't know what they'll see next or happen next. This is conventional to a thriller as it impresses the audience by keeping them on the edge of their seat in suspense and terror.

Non-diegetic horror sounds are present throughout the clip; this adds to the feeling of what is happening and the audience’s emotions by the disturbing noises working in co-operation with the scene. If there was no non-diegetic sounds playing in this clip; it would be very boring and uninteresting for the audience to watch as it would make the clip very droll and there unappealing to a wider audience.