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Camera shots typical to a thriller film? Close ups and extreme close ups High angled shot Low angled shot Slow panning shot When researching camera shot types that are included in thriller film typically I found that in a lot films close up and extreme close ups are used as key shot types. When a close up or extreme close up s are used in a thriller film it is usually to help build up suspense before a key point in the film. When researching camera shot types included in thriller films typically I found that in a lot of thriller films they will include slow panning shots. Usually this will be of locations and props, usually slow panning shots will be used to help add tension and suspense to a scene. When researching camera shot types that are typically used in thriller films I found that a lot of high angled shots are used. High angled shots are usually used in thriller films to portray a sense of weakness about a character this will usually be the victim type character in the film. when researching camera shot types that are typically used in thriller films I found that in some thriller films low angled shots of charters are used. Low angled shots are usually used in thriller films to portray a character in a position of power of other characters.
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Examples used in real thriller films Close ups and extreme close ups High angled shot Low angled shot Slow panning shot When researching camera shot types that are typically found in in thriller films I found that in thriller films close ups and extreme close ups are used a lot as a camera shot type. These are examples of a close up and extreme close up camera shot used in the psychological thriller “Obsessed”. Both these shots were used to help give the scenes they were featured in more impact on a viewer and help add suspense to the scenes. when researching camera shot types in thriller films I found that a lot of thriller films include slow panning shots as a key type of shot. This is an example of a slow panning shot used in the psychological thriller “Obsessed”. This shot was used in a sequence of slow panning shots when the victims found that their house had been broken into, the use of a slow panning shot help add an air of tension in the scene. When researching camera shot types I found that a lot of thriller films use high angled shots. This is an example of a high angled shot used in the psychological thriller “The box”. This shot In the film is used to portray to the audience that the characters are vulnerable and fearful because they have just revived the box. When researching camera shots types typically used in thriller films I found that a lot of low angle shots . This is an example of a low angle shot used in the thriller film “Salt”. In the film this shot was used to portray one of the villains in the film to be threatening and also to put him in a position of power over other characters in the film.