Planning Cinematography - Miss Miller

I will be planning my cinematography in this essay. Cinematography is important in films because each shot is used to tell a part of a story. Each shot can show how a character is feeling, what a character is doing and how the storyline is going to progress.

I believe that cinematography is important, especially in thriller films because it includes the camera shots, camera angles, camera movement and the lighting within a shot/ frame. Furthermore within our thriller we hope to create and build tension among the audience while setting a unforgettable atmosphere. 

3 cinematography techniques I'm planning to include: 

Close ups - 

(When character starts to hear voices) 

I'm going to use close ups in my thriller when the character displays strong emotion on there face (facial expressions). The reason why I want to include close ups is because it will allow the audience to have sympathy with the character and connect with them. Close ups have more of an impact on the audience. 

This is conventional to a thriller as many thrillers like to show and empathise on a characters feelings and expressions within a shot, scene/ frame.

Pov shots - The point of view shot(POV) Is a shot that shows what the character is looking at. It is sometimes out together with a reaction shot.

I want to include this in. My thriller when the character is trying to open the door. It will capture the key and door. And will then go to the characters face to are the characters emotions. The reason I want to include this is simply so we can see subjects perspective.

Mid shots - A mid shot is a shot of a person from the knees up. A mid shot will be used when the character is shown in the open frame. The reason I am going to include a mid shot is because it shows the audience that this character is the main character/the important one. And so they focus on that specific character. 

 To conclude, is important to think about the cinematography, especially in thriller films because if used effectively, cinematography can build up the tension and suspense to keep the audience on the edge on their seats. Keeping them engaged with the storyline. Without good use of cinematography the audience can’t get into the story and it loses the emotional connection the audience has with the character.