Camera Shots and Editing (Drafting and Planning)

When planning my advert I need to consider the Camera Shots and the editing I am going to use:

Camerawork 

Low angle shots are very effective in a horror genre as they make both character and audience feel inferior to the unknown. They are also important in establishing the characters, and relationships between characters for example: Using the Binary opposite of a man and a woman, high angle shots may be used as an implication that the woman is inferior to the man and low angle shots may be used when filming the man to reinforce this. In my trailer however, I will use high/low angle shots to establish my characters. High angle shots will reinforce the idea of a victim and 'the monster' and through media language the audience will be able to distinguish who is to feared and who is to be sympathized.

Long shots are also effective in establishing the setting. The establishing shot in The Conjuring right at the beginning shows the isolated setting and creates a fear of the unknown. It also implicates to the audience that if something bad does happen which is inevitable, then there is nowhere/no one to go to.

The long shot in Paranormal Activity when she is by the bed looking down at 'Micha' the male character, this technique is very enticing for an audience as they know more than the character.

Close Ups - are highly effective to show heightened emotion within a character, for example if a person is terrified or sad the expression can be implied on their face without them having to say 'I am scared' 'I am sad' the audience just know.




Handheld Camera - This I feel personally is the most terrifying, as it makes the supernatural occurrences that occur appear really realistic, and it is almost like a hybrid genre of a documentary and a horror film. The hand held is when the character usually have control over what is filmed and therefore the developing relationship between audience and character is increased as they only see what the characters see.

Tracking Shot - A tracking shot in a horror film is usually used when a character is running towards or away from danger. It is highly effective is creating audience anticipation wondering whether they will get away or be caught.

Editing

The use of fast pace editing in horror trailers especially teaser trailers, enhance the audience anticipation as the climatic finish is usually ended by a cut to black another effective editing technique that leave the audience highly enticed and intrigued to see what happens next and therefore go and watch the film. Fast pace editing allows for the narrative to be quickly implied as well as showing lots of different horror clips from the actual film.