Shot list

Camera Shots

• An extreme long shot. This is also known as an establishing shot.

• A long shot. A long shot may show the viewers the building where the action will take place.

• A full shot contains a complete view of the characters.

• A mid shot contains the characters or a character from the waist up. This can also be known as a social shot.

• A close-up only contains one character's face. This allows the audiences to understand the actor's/actress’ emotions and also allows them to feel empathy for the character.

• An extreme close-up contains one part of a character's face or other object. This technique is quite common in horror films. This type of shot creates an intense mood and provides interaction between the audience and the viewer.

Camera angles

• A bird's eye angle is an angle that looks directly down upon a scene.

• A high angle is a camera angle that looks down upon a subject.

• An eye-level angle puts the audience on an equal footing with the character/s.

• A low angle is a camera angle that looks up at a character.

• A Dutch angle is used to demonstrate the confusion of a character. The example above should disorientate you.

Camera movement

• A crane shot is often used by composers of films to signify the end of a film or scene.

• A tracking shot and a dolly shot have a similar effect. A tracking shot moves on tracks and a dolly shot is mounted on a trolley to achieve the same effect. By using a tracking shot or a dolly shot the composer of a film gives the viewer a detailed tour of a situation. It can also be used to follow a character.

• Panning is used to give the viewer a panoramic view of a set or setting. This can be used to establish a scene.

• Others-An Evangelion shot. This camera movement begins as an extreme close-up and zooms out abruptly, creating a blurring effect to emphasise the speed and size of the object.

Here I have found a range of different camera shots that I have used in my trailer to indicate a state of events. Different camera shots and angles are very inportant in order to create suspense, emotions between the characters and audience and just in general to make the film very interesting. A very good psychological thriller I previously analysed, 'Red Eye' uses so many different camera shot becuase the producer of the film used the phrase 'the power of a look'. By using so many different camera shots and angles, seeing the emotions of the characters helped the audience to relate to the characters. 'Red Eye' is an emotionally traumatic film for a particular character and with these different camera techniques the audiences can sympathise with the victim or feel pleased for them, just from a particular camera shot or angle. I am going to use this in my own trailer as I believe that a successful trailer must have a large number of different and unique angles. This not only adds to the quality of the film and film making, but the audience can see the difference in the trailer and pick up on these little details which are only minimal but cause a big effect.