Cinematography planing- Mrs Miller

Cinematography planing

 

Cinematography is the use of camera angles and shots used within a clip.Each of these give a different feeling and experience to the clip and can convey many things.These are very important in all films but especially in thrillers as this makes  up the suspense that is so important in thriller films.This is why we need to plan our own cinematography as it is such a crucial part and therefore we should spend as much time as possible on it.Another reason why we need to spend as much time as possible is that without a cinematography plan lots of time would be taken to try to find the best shot when we are filming, which is very time consuming. This planing will also make the scene look much more professional.

There are many techniques that could be used in our scene ,some of these are close up which makes the audience feel the emotion of the character,high shot which makes the object small and insignificant. POV which makes the audience see what the characters see's,panning which shows the way the object gets from one place to another. A middle shot shows some of the character and some of the background, low shot which makes the object seem big and powerfull. These are used many times throughout our opening clip and express many feelings throughout the scene and helps to make it a better film.This is conventional as many thriller films use it to show something going on in the background while the main character is unaware as it shows both. This is used in such films as Saw where the killer is stalking the victim and we get an over the shoulder look. This also helps the audience as it shows what is going on with the main character and the background.

A panning shot is one of the first shots used in our scene and will make clear the setting and what the feel of the film is before anything has even happened and to see and meet the characters that the clip will be base around.The camera angle is conventional with thrillers as like in many other films it is used to get an idea of where the film is and what it is all about and what will happen. This will be used in the very start of the film while the killer is walking to his destination.Without this the audience would simply be confused as no story has been built up and we do not know where we are or who is there and it would cause much confusion  for the audience.

An example is a high shot which shows how small and insignificant the person is.This makes the audience feel sorry for the person and builds a connection which makes them want to find out what happens to them. Therefore this builds a relationship with the audience.This is a convention of the thriller genre as in almost every film there is a victim who is presented as small and helpless.The opposite to this is the low shot which makes the person seem big and intimidating this is also frequently used as it is mainly on a murderer or villain. This is often used to make the audience feel scared and builds a relationship of anger and hate towards the person and now the audience want to see something bad happen to him.We will use this more than once as it is such an effective way of getting pity and caring onto a character.This is used in our clip when we see the woman getting out of the car.

A third example is the POV (point of view) which is used when our victim is running in our scene.We used this as it is a good way to help move our Chase scene in the forest.This makes the audience see the persons viewpoint which makes them build a relationship towards the person as they can see through her eyes. This is normally used on the victim in thriller films and makes the audience feel sorry for the person and scared of what will happen. This also builds a relationship as we can see through her eyes and this makes it more personal and therefore builds a relationship. A close up is also used in one of our scenes, we used this as it shows people's emotions clearly and this helps the audience understand a scene.Our close up is on our female victim and this builds up a relationship with her as we can see she is scared and frightened.This again makes the audience care about the victim and makes the killing more personnel to the audience. This is conventional to a thriller as thrillers often have close ups to shoe the emotion on the persons place. This in our clip is in the chase scene and we can feel the fear that is coming from the female victim from this and the noises.

Overall all scenes will be so much more effective with the cinematography plan due to us not doing it on set and this will be reflective in the finished product. We know what we are doing and this will make the clip look more professional and to manipulate the audience to feel things like sympathy, fear or power. We are also using many conventional shots which are often seen in a thriller film as we know they have been successful in the past, this will make our clip much better. Also they are conventional in the way they manipulate an audience to get the desired effect of fear and tension in the scene and for the people watching to feel it. By doing this now I clearly know what to do and we will not be deciding on the which will make filming much more time efficient.