Types of shots used.

When researching Thrillers through watching many different movies in the Thriller genre, we found that tension and atmosphere was created through the types of camera shots and movement used, this could either increase or decrease the pace of the scenes, which is very effective as it enables you to achieve a tense scene through quick cuts or particular camera techniques.

In our film we used a variety of different camera shots:

• Close Up (Of the girls facial expression, creates intensity)
• Long Shot (The girl swinging)
• Medium Shot (Shows scene detail)
• Two Shot (Shows the two people you need to focus on)
• Extreme long shot (Establishes location)
• Establishing shot (Establishes location in more detail)

We also used different types of camera movement:

• Zooming (Intensifies the scene by focusing on one particular object, for eg- The girl)
• Reverse Zoom (Reveals more of the location)
• Hand Held (Produces an unsteady image, creates a sense of chaos and panic)

We used two different camera angles:

• Low angle - The camera was placed below the girl so it looked up at her, this gave the impression that she was superior and could rise above the 'evil' in the film.
• Eye level - The camera was on the same angle as the girl, and the shadows. We used this angle because it brings the viewer closer to the action as they feel as though they are there to witness the events.

In our film we fastened the pace up when the violence the shadows were creating were introduced, we did this by using more frequent fast cuts and close up shots to convey intensity. We also used slow motion shots at the start of the film to create the feeling of the little girl being oblivious to the violence when she was in the park, as she simply wanted to forget, this shot gave that particular clip a more thoughtful perspective.