Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
Shot Ideas: Creating suspense
SHOT METHODS
I have been inspired by some of the techniques used by Alfred Hitchcock to create suspense in the film. I read somewhere that to make the camera movements human-like as if in search for something will create suspense, with shaky timid movement of the camera it can build an awkward and potentially scary atmosphere for the audience. This way of using the camera will also build a better connection with the audience as this will bring in to the film more, as they will be put in the situation where they feel as if they are involved in uncovering the story.
Another method I researched to create suspense in film is to give the main characters of the film extra screen time, even if it is an extra 4 or 5 seconds than the shot would usually be, this will begin to create an atmosphere. These elongated shots go hand in hand with close up shots, creating a tense atmosphere allows the audience to study the character and identify the emotions they are feeling.
CHARACTER EXPRESSION
The characters' facial expression and body language is key to creating suspense in film. This shows the audience the type of character that the acting role is playing and how they react to a certain event in the story line. The actors' body language is important to creating suspense. The audience will know how they are reacting to something in the scene and can judge how tense the scene is with the characters' movements and mannerisms. The look of shock, language, heavy breathing, these are all different ways in which the audience can detect panic of the character adding suspense to the film.
To accompany the shots and expression creating panic, sound is a huge component to creating an intense scene in film. By using extended minor keys, this can create a negative sad effect on the film. Playing these sad keys at a slow pace progressively building speed into a large thud that will make the crowd jump. Sound is key in film as it can manipulate the audiences' opinion on characters.
via GIPHY
I have been inspired by some of the techniques used by Alfred Hitchcock to create suspense in the film. I read somewhere that to make the camera movements human-like as if in search for something will create suspense, with shaky timid movement of the camera it can build an awkward and potentially scary atmosphere for the audience. This way of using the camera will also build a better connection with the audience as this will bring in to the film more, as they will be put in the situation where they feel as if they are involved in uncovering the story.
Another method I researched to create suspense in film is to give the main characters of the film extra screen time, even if it is an extra 4 or 5 seconds than the shot would usually be, this will begin to create an atmosphere. These elongated shots go hand in hand with close up shots, creating a tense atmosphere allows the audience to study the character and identify the emotions they are feeling.
CHARACTER EXPRESSION
The characters' facial expression and body language is key to creating suspense in film. This shows the audience the type of character that the acting role is playing and how they react to a certain event in the story line. The actors' body language is important to creating suspense. The audience will know how they are reacting to something in the scene and can judge how tense the scene is with the characters' movements and mannerisms. The look of shock, language, heavy breathing, these are all different ways in which the audience can detect panic of the character adding suspense to the film.
To accompany the shots and expression creating panic, sound is a huge component to creating an intense scene in film. By using extended minor keys, this can create a negative sad effect on the film. Playing these sad keys at a slow pace progressively building speed into a large thud that will make the crowd jump. Sound is key in film as it can manipulate the audiences' opinion on characters.
via GIPHY
Monday, 6 February 2017
Shot Ideas: Dolly Zoom
I want to use a variety of different shots in the film which are relevant to the mood of the scene, for tense and startling moments of the film I will try to pursue a Dolly Zoom. This shot takes practice and to achieve a good dolly zoom equipment would be needed such as a track and a dolly to put the camera and tripod on top of. There are other more low budget methods we could use to create the effect, such as a bicycle on a homemade track, or skateboards.
As the videos show, to achieve a clean dolly zoom the camera needs to keep the focused subject the same size, while the background zooms in/out.
Dolly zooms are a good way of capturing panic in a character, the vertigo effect puts the audience in to the head of the protagonist. With so much going on in the vertigo shot it is symbolic of the rushing thoughts and fears someone may be feeling, in this famous extract from Jaws, Spielberg utilises this shot method to show the audience the nausea and how uncomfortable Brody feels when seeing the giant sea monster.
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