Camera positions

Long Shot - shows all of a fairly large subject (person) and usually much of the surroundings.

this show will be use full in a thriller film, it would show what is around the person, and gives the audience and idea of where they could be and also what could possibly be happening.

 

Extreme Long Shot (ELS ) - Is a shot that is sometimes used as an establishing shot. This is because the camera is at its further distance from the subject, emphasising the background and also reducing the importance of the subject.

Establishing Shot (ES) -Can give the audience a opportunity to guess where the location and the action that is about to happen. It can also allow them to prospect the genre

Master Shot (MS) - Is similar to establishing shots and are used at the beginning of sequences, as a reference point for the rest of the sequence to follow.

Medium long shot (MLS) - The shot focus on the subject from the knees upwards. This shot can also show the differences between the subject and the surroundings.

As we can see in a thriller film this shot would be use full to show the villain's face closer, it makes it easier to see their facial expressions or who they are and gets the audience a step closer the the villain which brings tension.

Medium shot (MS) - Is when the camera frames the actor from the waist up and allows us to see the body language or expression. like this character in our film we can see she is worries and a mother. this shot makes it a kulashov effect because we start thinking this baby is hers and the man is married to her because of his ring.

Close up (CU) - Shows a fairly small part of the scene and emphasises on something, such as a characters face and neck in detail that it fills the screen which can be used a reaction shot.

This shot will be very use full in a thriller because it shows the persons face clearly. we can understand how they feel and see what they may be thinking through their facial expressions. we can See scars or any other details on their face.

Extreme Close Up (ECU) - Singles out a portion of the face isolates detail and magnifies the minute e.g eyes or mouth. 

Point of View (POV) - A shot made from a camera position close to the line of sight of a subject, to imply that the camera is looking with their eyes. 

Point of view in thriller movies could be a point from the villain or the victim. The point of view shot creates tension in the audience, when the shot is shown from the victims point it makes the audience feel as if they are the victim. It starts to create tension in them and the audience starts to get scared which is what is needed.
When this shot is viewed as the villain it will be the complete opposite, the audience would want the victim to be caught because they get in the emotion of the killer/villain. The audience start to get in the mood of the film. In our film we used this shot from the villains view and this was a surprise for the audience and a shock which was scary. The audience felt like they had done something bad without knowing or wanting to.

Two shot (TS) - Is where two people are featured in the frame.

this shot would be use full to show what is going on in the scene and it would be easier to cut down the shot reverse shot.

Over the shoulder shot - Is where the camera is placed at shoulder level and is shot this way. this shot can be used to show conversations going on.

Over Head shots - Show the subject and surrounding to get more of an impact on what is happening.  we used this shot in our film to show what is going on in the scene when the girl was washing the glasses. this shot helped with the lighting being darker because it was shot from above and the audience could see what is behind her.

This is a close up shot of my friend (Neslihan). In this shot we can see her facial expressions clearly. she seems to be strikes a pose but also very happy at whatever shes staring at.

Here is a long shot of Esra, we can clearly see her body language comfortable and with the camera in her hand trying to mark a moment in her life. looking at her eyes you can happiness.

This mid shot of my friend shows her upper body language and her facial expression, her head being tilt back and her eyes looking down shows the anger/hate in her face and her holding the knife towards the camera gives us the clear explanation of what shes thinking to do next. This shot is perfect for reactions and to show emotions.