Planning Cinematography - Miss Miller

Cinematography:

The art or technique of movie photography, including both the shooting and development of the film.

Cinematography techniques are vital in film making because they contribute in the way the story is told to the audience. 

Cinematography is also used in the development in films through the use of camera angles and camera shots.

Planning cinematography is vital in film making as it is important to experiment with different camera shots and angles in order to know which types of camera angles or shots are suitable for each scene.

Angles that were used in our thriller clip are:

• An Extreme-Close up
• A Point Of View Shot (POV)
• A Zooming in shot
• A Zooming out shot
• An Over shoulder angle

Extreme Close Up:

The extreme close up was used in our thriller clip when the young girl touches her forehead and feels the blood on her head.

The use of the extreme close up indicates to the audience that what has occurred could be a vital source of evidence relating to other events that could occur as the clip progresses.

This then automatically causes the audience to focus more on who may have been responsible for the cut on her forehead and why the person that was responsible felt the need to do this to the young girl.

This is conventional to the thriller genre because the audience immediately begin to concentrate on the blood on the young girl's forehead as blood is also conventional to the thriller genre.

An extreme close up was also used to focus on the young girl's eyes, we intentionally used this in order for the audience to feel emotionally connected with the young girl by seeing the innocence in her eyes, this is also conventional to the thriller genre because in thriller films a lot of the time, it is evident to the audience who is the villain and who is the victim from eye contact with the camera.

Point Of View Shot:

The POV shot is used throughout the thriller clip for every time the young girl is focussing on something for example the scarf or the rose at the end of the clip.

The POV shot is intentionally used in order for the audience to feel engaged in the film and feel as if they apart of what is going on in the film by being able to see things from the point of view of the young girl.

this is conventional to the thriller genre as the audience are typically supposed to feel as if events that are occurring in the thriller film are happening to them which keeps them engaged throughout the film.

Zooming in Shot:

Zooming in was used whilst the young girl was walking through the forest to make the audience feel as if there was something ahead of her.

This is conventional to the thriller genre because usually zoom in shots cause a sense of panic and enigma throughout the audience.

Zooming out Shot:

This is used at the end of the thriller clip so that the audience are given the chance to come to terms with all the events that occurred throughout the film, this indicates to them that a chapter of a the story has ended and this is also conventional to the thriller genre as the audience is supposed to feel as if they would like the film to continue when they are aware that it has or is about to end.

Over Shoulder Angle:

This is used typically when two people are interacting with each other and brings detail and causes the audience to concentrate on what the two people are doing or what they are discussing at that particular point in time.

The over shoulder angle was used in our thriller when the older sister is introduced into the film and when she is playing with her younger sister, again this gives the audience the feeling of being apart of the scene which causes them to feel more connected with the characters.

To conclude, each of the angles and shots mentioned above have had a great impact on the way in which the audience is involved whilst watching the thriller clip and also makes them feel more emotionally connected with each character as each type of camera angle or shot is used in different ways.