8) Planning Cinematography- Ms Miller ------------

In our opening we have tried to include a wide range of camera shots to create effect and build suspense. We wanted to be able to create different emotions through the audience with the use of different shots.  Camera shots are useful in doing this and they can also show us which characters are dominant and which are vulnerable. When the main character walks in the house we have planned to use a high angle shot looking down on them coming through the door. This immediately creates the suspense and makes it seem as though the main character is being watched. Once in the house we are going to use a close up on the TV button. This shot shows that the TV is significant and that it has some importance as this is where the news report reveals the news about the mysterious deaths across Essex. We have  then planned to use a long shot which will be filmed outside the house looking in. This will again make it seem as though the main character within the house is being watched. It will also be an example of hidden identity as the audience will not know who or what is watching the main character. When the knife is picked up by the character in the kitchen we are going to use a close up on it. The close up on the weapon could foreshadow that it will be used later on in the clip. This will help to build suspense just like in the opening scene for the film Halloween where there is a close up used to the same effect. When the main character hears a noise upstairs we are going to use a reaction shot to show his face after he has heard the noise. This will show the audience his fear and create more of a relationship between the audience and the character as they can see the anxiety on his face. When going upstairs to investigate the noise we used a low angle over the shoulder shot. This makes him look small compared to the upstairs and makes it look intimidating and sinister upstairs as though it is looking down at him. The shot then switches to a high angle shot from the top of the stairs which continues the effect of making it seem like the character is being watched by something.