Typical Camera Shots for Different Genres

Horror camera shots:
Extremly wide shots are used
-Introducing the setting
-Show its isolation
-Give the impression of helplessness

All types of wide shots are often usd to show the figures of intuders, the shothides their identitiy but still lets us know they are present.

Close up shots are used (on the face)
-Helps us empathis with the characters
-Show their reactions and emotions
-Create suspense as the audience isn't shown the surroundings (makes the viewer anxious and frightened)

Hand held camera
-Makes it jerky and in with the action.

Thrilller camera shots:
-Close up, allows the audience to concentrate only on the face to see the specific detail, mise en scene.
-Over the shoulder, usually used when a figure is stood behind a victim, or behind someone that is not aware of the oher actors presents.
-Extreme  close-up of the face wouold usually show the eyes or mouth, without background, to create a dramatic effect.

Social Realism camera shots:
-Establishing shot/long shot, sets the scene, we learn about the characters life/background.
-Importance of location in social realism
-Point of view shot, allows us to see what the character sees
-Allows us to be part of the characters experiences
-Close ups, allows us to identify with the characters motions.

Conventions of thrillers - Enduring Love

- Peaceful opening, nothing really happening.
-No billing to make it feel real.
-Birdsongs in the background, peaceful digetic sound like it;s calm before the storm.
-The stting is a forest, which is different to other thrillers not what you would expect.
-It's a natural setting all outdoors.
-The lighing is very bright, because the sun is shining, thus gives it a less errie atmosphere but at the same time makes you worry because you're wondering why it's so calm.
-Foreshadowong the plot to come with the balloon accident, unxpected twist.
-Digetic sound to enhance the atmosphere.
-Normally there would be dramatic music in a tense scene where the action is happening, but this one doesn't giving it a realalistic and eerie effect.

Conventions of horror films - The Devil Inside

-The lettering of the title was black and white, which was simple and plain. It was written in capital letters and spaced out to give it and eerie feel to it.

-No billing which gave the feeling that it was real and they were not actors but real people.

-It had a date at the beginning, which made it feel and like it was an actual event.

-It gave the name of the woman straight away making it feel like a case study because we know who she is and research had been done. 

-The woman's voice on the phone sounded like a man because it was deep giving the impression that a demon has taken over.

-There where different flashes during the footage making it feel like an old projector from the 80s, this made it feel that the police document was real.

-Wobbly filming, which shows that the film is old because it worn, and has been exposed a lot.

-Hand held footage, and was sometimes out of focus making the audience feel that the footage is real, and in with the action.

-A walk through of the costumes that the characters were wearing, showing the audience that they religious.

-The setting was an old, dirty basement which gives the feeling that no one can hear you screaming.

-Lighting was very dull, morbid like you dint know whats hiding in the shadows, they used torches to make light.

-Very violent with blood splatter.

-Blunt in instruments used to show that force was really needed to make an impact.