Use Of Camera Ideas
- 1. IdeasFor Use Of Camera During the course of producing the coursework i have watched many horror film trailers, and it is evident that the same range of camera shotsare used with every trailer. For example extreme close ups of the victim and the villain are often used. Close ups of the victim are used to show fear as their face fills the screen and the audience are forced to notice their horrified facial expressions. Close ups/extreme close ups of the villain are used for jump scares, often the villain will be wearing a scary mask, so suddenly cutting to a close up of this mask can shock and scare the audience. There are also always some wide angle establishing shotsto set the equilibrium, this enables the audience to see what the setting was like before the evil behavior started totake place. The height of the camera and the way in which it is looking at a character can change the audience's perception of them. For example high and low angle shots are used to create a representation of power/ authority among the characters. Often when the villain is about to kill a victim a low angle shot is use to look up at the villain, this makes them look powerful as they are towering over the camera. A high angle shotis used to look down upon the victim when they are about to be killed, this portrays how vulnerable they are and that they are being totally dominated by the controlling and powerful villain. The camera movement can make a scene more scary, as it can quickly bring the audience closer to the action sothey feel as if they're in the thick of it. Point of View shots are also sometimes used so we can see what the character is seeing through their eyes. Some examples of common camera movement that we may use within our trailer are pan, tilt, tracker, handheld, zoom and PoV. In our trailer we will be including close up shots of the victims faces as they're about to be killed togive the audience and understanding of the fear the character is going through. We will also use a close up of our villain (the butcher) for a jump scare. Conventionally we will use a high angle shotto look down a our victim before they die to signify their hopelessness. Similarly we will oppose this with a low angle shotlooking up at the butcher, just before any killings to suggest the domination and control he withholds at this moments in time. We will include shots of our victims (the teens) throw a car window from the opposite side of the street as a point of view shotafter filming over the butcher should to suggest the butcher is watching them. We will include hand held shot from behind the teens as they walk home from school to reflect the ie that someone is following them. Inthe same scene we will have a shot where the camera is placed in the bushes, looking out at the path and tracking the teens as they will past, this will be followed by a shotof the butcher in the bushes so the audience are aware that it was a point of view shot and the butcher is watching them without the victim's knowing.