Planning cinematography
Cinematography is the art of both photography and camera work displayed within film making. Cinematography is the aethetics of a motion picture within filming meaning that it is what we view with our eyes.
within our opening sequence we will be using high and low angles as this adds various different effects towards the antagonist for instance using a low angle camera angle for the antagonist will make them appear bigger and look as though they are standing boarder and taller hence urging the audience to see them with further more power as they are made to look rather superior naturally making them scarier to the audience as it would appear that they have this power as an advantage over the chosen victim or protagonist. This is conventional to the genre as it shows the antagnoist with a superioty over the victim stereotypically adding to the factor of the victim being unable to defend themself and the antagnoist being of an unfair advantage making the hate for them grow stronger. The audience is made to feel smaller compared to this character thanks to the shot work making the character even more intimidating hence creating further suspense as they fear what their next move may be. The usage of a high angle shot within our opening sequence makes the victim seem even more innocent than they already would compared to the antagonist this is good as it brings audience memebers emotional levels up coursing them to like the victim not just because they are a victim but as a person which will create further suspense as the audience is more fearful of the outcome for them. High angle shots will also show the victim to be in danger as they appear much smaller in a larger siuation representing them being out of their depth in a difficult to survivie scenerio. Yet another convention to a thriller as within the genre the victim/ protagonist is always outlined to the absoulte finest so that the audience is instantly able to connect with and their struggle recongising them as the victim i.e the person that they should feel sorry for.
Another type of camera shot we have planned to use to film our opening sequence will be shallow focus which will show focus of the character we want the audience to be mainly focused on however it will still show elements of what is going on in the background however it won't be as clear as what is at the fore ground so to keep the audiences main focus on that however audience members are still able to notice anything else happening in the background so long as they are paying full attention which is crucial within many thrillers hence making it conventional to a thriller. An example of how we will use this technique within our group is during the scene were Brittany is waking down an alley way the shallow focus shall be focused mainly on her however we are still able to see the rest of the alley way around her,making audience members suspicous that something is to jump out from behind her or someone could possibly be following her/about to attack her etc. Her facial expressions are the most important throughout this scene as her facial expressions are the best way to showcase her emotions at this point to the audience also her experssions are a good way of conveying to the audience what happen next hence keeping them guessing. Again the concept of keeping the audience guessing about certain aspects of the film genre such as who the antagnoist may be if a hidden identity is used, who the next victim may be, why the antagonist is actually doing what they are, etc? It is often used within the genre as it keeps the film intresting as the audience attempt to predict what will happen next it keeps them engaged trying to keep up with everything that is happening often within thrillers there is a lot to take in, you need to stay focused to understand what is actually going on so this is a good way in order to help the viewers stay focused. Often fans of the genre say that the guessing element is one of the things that like best it is certaintly something you would expect to see within a thriller film as there are so many different aspects to the genre you can use to follow it and it keeps the storyline flowing.
We plan to use panning as this engages the audience more effectively as they follow the character as they travel around making them feel really enaged with the journey as though they are discovering this story with the character hence making their emotions more involoved and helping them to gain a better understanding of what this is like for said character.Panning will be used by us during flashbacks when a jogger is running past the victim in the alley way we plan to use panning for this scene as from this the audience is able to feel that they have a better idea of what the alley way is like making them feel that they have a better understanding of what is happening around them which could throw them off sent hence making the film more shocking making it more rememerable and intresting. Many thriller watchers love to be kept guessing so this would make it all the more conventional to one. This scene will not only be convetional to a thriller as it keeps the audience guessing the audience will audience get to see Brittany's reactions to believeing that this is the sound of her stalkers footsteps as well as finding out that they were in fact harmless. Showing characters reactions is a good way of displaying their emotions without displaying dialouge, this is also a much more real way to do so as often within films audience members find themselves questioning the conversation in hand deciding that this probbaly is a conversation which would just naturally come up or flow the way they often unnaturally make them appear to within films, simply showing the characters emotions is a believeable way of displaying what they are feeling hence making it much more reletable and keeping the story alive.
We're also going to be using hand held shots as they make the scene more realistic. These types of shots are normally used during a state of panic this feeling will be passed onto the audience through the effective of the camera work. Again this is another technique we will be putting into place throughout our flashbacks, the first time we do so it shall be when Brittany out of panic runs to the kitchen to collect a knife representing the anxiety of which she is suffering. Illustrating panic through shot work is conventional to a thriller as it portrays the vibes of aniexty within the situation, if the camera was to be shot oridnarily pain and straight then it wouldn't have the same effect, in fact it may actually lose some of the panic of the sitation as the audience is being shown this part of the story through a calm lense, having the camera unstabily filming it relates the feelings of aniexty felt within the situation to audience members as they become slightly uncomfortable watching the scene this way.
Extreme close ups are another shot we will be using the image fills the scene so no background is seen and more focus would be put on that particular image this will be used in our film production during the scene where by the villains boots crunches on the leaves on the ground. This is convetional to a thriller as it highlights a certain thriller piece which needs to stand out to create a certain effect on the audience. The focus on the boot not only indicates how close the antanogist now is to Brittany but it also gives audience members something else to look out for when trying to guess who this man may be in his real life. For instance this was done within the Scream series of thriller films, a shot of a boot woren by the anatgonist was displayed after which audience members noticed the police force wore boots of the kind this is done to give clue and indicate who the person behind the hidden identity is as well as to fall audience members into having other suspects keeping the shock factor alive.
Cinematography is very important within the thriller genre as it involves many of the key elements. Without many of them it would be difficult to display certain things hence the film won't be able to provide such an effect upon the audience.
Another type of camera shot we have planned to use to film our opening sequence will be shallow focus which will show focus of the character we want the audience to be mainly focused on however it will still show elements of what is going on in the background however it won't be as clear as what is at the fore ground so to keep the audiences main focus on that however audience members are still able to notice anything else happening in the background so long as they are paying full attention which is crucial within many thrillers hence making it conventional to a thriller. An example of how we will use this technique within our group is during the scene were Brittany is waking down an alley way the shallow focus shall be focused mainly on her however we are still able to see the rest of the alley way around her,making audience members suspicous that something is to jump out from behind her or someone could possibly be following her/about to attack her etc. Her facial expressions are the most important throughout this scene as her facial expressions are the best way to showcase her emotions at this point to the audience also her experssions are a good way of conveying to the audience what happen next hence keeping them guessing. Again the concept of keeping the audience guessing about certain aspects of the film genre such as who the antagnoist may be if a hidden identity is used, who the next victim may be, why the antagonist is actually doing what they are, etc? It is often used within the genre as it keeps the film intresting as the audience attempt to predict what will happen next it keeps them engaged trying to keep up with everything that is happening often within thrillers there is a lot to take in, you need to stay focused to understand what is actually going on so this is a good way in order to help the viewers stay focused. Often fans of the genre say that the guessing element is one of the things that like best it is certaintly something you would expect to see within a thriller film as there are so many different aspects to the genre you can use to follow it and it keeps the storyline flowing.
We plan to use panning as this engages the audience more effectively as they follow the character as they travel around making them feel really enaged with the journey as though they are discovering this story with the character hence making their emotions more involoved and helping them to gain a better understanding of what this is like for said character.Panning will be used by us during flashbacks when a jogger is running past the victim in the alley way we plan to use panning for this scene as from this the audience is able to feel that they have a better idea of what the alley way is like making them feel that they have a better understanding of what is happening around them which could throw them off sent hence making the film more shocking making it more rememerable and intresting. Many thriller watchers love to be kept guessing so this would make it all the more conventional to one. This scene will not only be convetional to a thriller as it keeps the audience guessing the audience will audience get to see Brittany's reactions to believeing that this is the sound of her stalkers footsteps as well as finding out that they were in fact harmless. Showing characters reactions is a good way of displaying their emotions without displaying dialouge, this is also a much more real way to do so as often within films audience members find themselves questioning the conversation in hand deciding that this probbaly is a conversation which would just naturally come up or flow the way they often unnaturally make them appear to within films, simply showing the characters emotions is a believeable way of displaying what they are feeling hence making it much more reletable and keeping the story alive.
We're also going to be using hand held shots as they make the scene more realistic. These types of shots are normally used during a state of panic this feeling will be passed onto the audience through the effective of the camera work. Again this is another technique we will be putting into place throughout our flashbacks, the first time we do so it shall be when Brittany out of panic runs to the kitchen to collect a knife representing the anxiety of which she is suffering. Illustrating panic through shot work is conventional to a thriller as it portrays the vibes of aniexty within the situation, if the camera was to be shot oridnarily pain and straight then it wouldn't have the same effect, in fact it may actually lose some of the panic of the sitation as the audience is being shown this part of the story through a calm lense, having the camera unstabily filming it relates the feelings of aniexty felt within the situation to audience members as they become slightly uncomfortable watching the scene this way.
Extreme close ups are another shot we will be using the image fills the scene so no background is seen and more focus would be put on that particular image this will be used in our film production during the scene where by the villains boots crunches on the leaves on the ground. This is convetional to a thriller as it highlights a certain thriller piece which needs to stand out to create a certain effect on the audience. The focus on the boot not only indicates how close the antanogist now is to Brittany but it also gives audience members something else to look out for when trying to guess who this man may be in his real life. For instance this was done within the Scream series of thriller films, a shot of a boot woren by the anatgonist was displayed after which audience members noticed the police force wore boots of the kind this is done to give clue and indicate who the person behind the hidden identity is as well as to fall audience members into having other suspects keeping the shock factor alive.
Cinematography is very important within the thriller genre as it involves many of the key elements. Without many of them it would be difficult to display certain things hence the film won't be able to provide such an effect upon the audience.
You have provided a basic analysis of the techniques you intend to use within your sequence, briefly mentioning when they will use and what you hope it will create.
ReplyDeleteYou need to:
1) Explain exactly what these techniques will create for the audience and why/how
2) Explain how they are conventional to the genre
3) Explain how and why the audience are able to build a relationship with characters as a result
4) Include and introduction explaining the importance of cinematography and planning, and a conclusion explaining how this has helped you prepare for filming
5) Include screen shots of your examples and your groups A3 sheet