Camera Shots in Horror
In Horror, camera shots makes the scenes scary and effective.
Extreme Long (ELS): The camera is placed a long way from the subject. This sets the scene, for example it shows the landscape and maybe if something is coming from a long way away. Long (LS): Includes the whole of the subject, top to bottom. Helps determine the size of the object from far away. Mid (MS): Lose some of the scene but its more detailed. This normally shows the subject from the waist up. Walking scenes are the most common example of this... Over the shoulder (SS): This is filmed from behind the subject over the shoulder. This shows the persons back of the head and shoulder. Looking at the emotions of the subjects. Switches between cameras for added effect... Close-up (CUS): Concentrate on face. Showing very little background. Often the background will be blurred. This shot will show the person's facial expressions... Extreme Close-up (ECU): This is beyond what the human eye can see in detail. Used for tense dramatic effects in scenes... |
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KILTER SHOT:
We used a kilter shot to display that something unsettling about the scene and it also is natural so it seems scary and builds tension. CLOSE UP ON WEAPON:
This creates tension as the killer is about to kill the victim. LOW ANGLE SHOT:
This angle makes the audience feel vulnerable and powerless against the killer as he is towering above the victim. HIGH ANGLE SHOT:
The high angle shot displays how the killer is in power and it almost seems like he's immortal. This makes the audience feel scared for the victim. |
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT:
The over the shoulder shot display only part of the killer, this make the audience scared and fearful of what he looks like and makes them scared of what's going to happen. CLOSE UP/EXTREME CLOSE UP OF FEAR:
This make the audience come to the realisation that the victim is in danger and it makes the audience feel what she is feeling. POINT OF VIEW OF VICTIM AND KILLER AS VICTIM CRAWLS AWAY AS KILLER APPROACHES: This clip makes you notice how defenceless the victim is and it makes the audience scared for this person.
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