Research Cinematography- Miss B

Cinematography

A cinematography is when you look at the way the shots are taken and how the angle is taken and the movement of the camera. This is the  mainly shots type and camera movements, contrasting a moving image. As a cinematographer they have many responsibilities to insure all those factors are a high stranded of expectations of the director.

Type of cinematography in camera shots:

 Close-up:  mainly allows the characters face to be shown such as close up captures the characters reaction or feelings.

Extreme long shots: it's more further away than long shots and its usually when it shows your emotions like when your crying,

Establishing shot: it usually shows a lot in the start of the scene for example a scene in a forest. It is generally  a long- or extreme long shot indicating where of the scene takes place. But a lot of film makers skip the establish shot in order to move the scene quicker. 

High angle: is when the camera is placed above the head to make the person look big and makes the person look vulnerable, powerless and can make the moment in the scene very dramatic or if there is someone is at a high level that the person below is talking to.  

Low angle: the camera is below the persons foot which makes them look big and dramatic as they talk to someone. This is usually used in movies that include a antagonist that is heroic and confident.

 Medium shot- captures the person from head to toe.

Medium close up- This captures  the person from head to chest.

Examples of thriller in camera shots:

 This image is a close-up as it is close to the persons face. The reason why this is a close-up  is because  the character is showing his feelings towards the audience so the audience will have sympathy for the characters. This is conventional to a thriller genre as a close-up mainly towards showing a characters feelings or showing their reaction about something. 

The low angle shows that the antagonist is confident as he stands on top of a building as his posture is straight and his fist is clenched which makes him look like he is going to defeat the  protagonist. Low lighting makes the antagonist look like a hero who fights to save a victim or society from  the protagonist. This is conventional o a thriller film as the audience will understand that the character is the one with confidence.

The establish shot in the movie 'James Bond Skyfall' helps to create an idea of the whole story and what the audience expect. In this image the antagonist who looks very confident from the way his body language is shown and the costume he is wearing is standing on top of a building where there is lots of buildings. This gives the audience an idea that the genre of the film is thriller/ action/ adventure as it the building portrays it. This is conventional to a thriller as establish shots helps indicate where the scene is taking place.

Camera movements include: 

Panning shot: it refers to the rotation in a horizontal plane of a still camera or video camera. It is similar than shaking your head from side to side.

Tilt shot: the camera moves up and down

crane shot - on  a crane, camera movement is flexible and one camera movement.

Zoom- film makers use zoom to capture emotions or they zoom in to an object or a person so it can either makes it look bigger or smaller.

Point of view (POV)- this is when the person talks from his or hers point of view. the scene will usually be a person looking at something and showing its reaction. Sometimes the point-of-view shot is taken over the shoulder of the character (third person), who remains visible on the screen. 

Hand held- when the camera moves the person but it shake a lot then when you use a tripod. 

The last scene in psycho  there was a zoom movement so it sows the reaction of the character as he was talking to himself. This creates suspense toward the audience as they find out who the murder in the film was. When the character was talking in his head the camera zoomed towards his face so the audience can see bis reaction s he speaks to himself. At the end of the scene we see this devil/monster look on his face as the ending fades away.This is a reason why they used a zoom movement so the audience can see what the man intentions are. This is conventional to a thriller genre as zoom helps the audience understand the characters intentions, feelings and also their reaction towards something. 

Conclusions: i have learnt the meaning of cinematography and also done my research on the different angles, shot and movements. This has helped me decide what i should use in my thriller film in order to capture the audience attention.