Planning: Cinematography Planning (Ms Begum)

Planning: Cinematography Planning (Ms Begum)

Cinematography is important in films because it looks at all the different ways a shot can be framed, the angles they can be taken in and also the movement of the camera. 
I believe it is important to think about the cinematography, especially in thriller films because this allows the audience to build up a better opinion of a character by the way the camera presents them.

Some of the conventional uses of cinematography in thrillers are:

A Low Angle shot is a conventional use of cinematography in thrillers as low angle shots add a disorientated effect amongst the audience as the background of most low angle shots tend to be looking up at the sky or ceiling.

Close up is also Another conventional use of Cinematography used in thriller films. A close up is when it zooms in on a persons face or a object, cutting out every bit of background as it aims to have the audience concentrating on the main object in the frame. Close ups are effective as they allow the audience to go into the mind of the character and get a sense of how they are feeling.

Lastly, Panning Shot is when the camera moves across the screen showing everything in its view, this is another convention of a thriller film. This shot is important as it allows the audience to see what kind of environment the character is in.

The cinematography I plan to use in my thriller consists of the following:

Close-up will be used in the low lighting kitchen scene when you see a butchers knife with stains of blood on it being scraped across the kitchen counter. I have chosen to use this because it will then allow the audience to make all sorts of guessing of what has or is going to happen in that particular scene.This is conventional to the thriller genre because a lot of thriller films use close ups on a object or a person to make them or it the main focus of the shot.

High angle shot will be used in my thriller in a point of view scene when the mystery character is seen standing on the stairs recording the new family as they walk into there new home. This is conventional as in thrillers high angle shots are used to make someone or an object seem insignificant or less scary.

Long Shot will be used in my thriller in scene where the father takes a look outside and see's the mystery shadow standing in the pitch black darkness next to the shed before he disappears into the darkness. I have chosen to use this as i have also added a blur effect to it which doesn't reveal to much about the mystery character. This is so that it can allow my audience to straight asking questions while being in a state of shock as they finally see the mystery character.
This is conventional as it allows the audience to see the characters full body, from heads to toe.

Over the shoulder shot will be used in my thriller when the husband walks downstairs and picks up a letter then suddenly he notices the flickering of the lights in the living room. I thought this shot was very effective as it would allow the audience to put themselves into the husbands perspectives.

Lastly, Reaction shots will be used in my thriller during the fast editing scenes which it when you will see the father on the ground in the passage way looking at the camera and shouting whilst moving backgrounds. This is conventional as it allows the audience to feel the characters emotions and put themselves in the characters situation.

Conclusion
Recapping on the cinematography we plan to use in my thriller has allowed myself and my group to add, remove and even change some of our idea's. Initially we planned to use low angle shots but as we finished our narrative we then found out that a low angle shot would not fit in with the flow of the scenes which is why we have used a High angle shot in the thriller.
myself and my group are now also able to identify and say which cinematography will be used in which specific moment with a reason why we have chosen it and what affect it will have on our target audience.