Cinematography.
The thriller scene that I decided to analyse is called 'The Sloth Victim' from Se7en, I decided use this scene as it displays the effects that camera shots and angles can have on the audience.
The use of eye level shot in the scene is important in the scene as it is the first time the audience sees the room. The eye level shot makes it seem like you are looking in on the room, this makes the audience feel as if they are part of the scene, the use of eye level shot is clever for that reason as it helps build suspense for the audience. The shot is positioned so the audience can see the bed clearly, this shot is used to continue the suspense of the scene as the room is dark and messy. The suspense that this shot helps to create is conventional of the thriller genre and the cinematography used is a simple way for film producers to create the suspense that thrillers need to engage the audience.
Two shot. The two shot shows the two detectives directly after they are called into the room by the police officer, the two characters that are called in are made to be important as the camera angle is slightly lower to make them appear to be more powerful. The two shot is used to specifically focus on the two detectives and show the audience the situation with the importance of them and by lowering the camera angle it show the audience that they are important. the focus is on the two main characters rushing into the room, this is further building suspense in the scene. This shot is important for the audience to build a relationship with the characters , the relationship between the characters and the audience is important for the suspense in the film, as when the audience don't feel a relationship with the characters they wont care about what happens to them in the film, so there won't be the element of suspense.
Close up shot is used within this scene, the shot focuses on the detectives face after he was called into the room by the police officer. The use of this shot makes the audience anticipate what he could have possibly seen, creating suspense. This links to a thriller genre because the shot makes the audience anticipate what the character is looking at, as the audience have only seen the reaction. This shot is effective as it makes the audience imagine what he is looking at which could be frightening or not depending on the anticipation of the audience.
Again the close up shot is used, the main focus is on the photos the detective is looking at. The shot is focusing on the photos the detective is holding and the facial reactions of him, the photos are the main focus as it shows the audience what the detective is looking at and the that the photos are more important than the facial reactions in the scene. Conventional thriller films often focus on the facial reactions of the characters to implement fear of the characters into the audience.
The close up of the face of the police officer as he is examining the body with a torch, he is trying to find important detail of the body. He looks scared and shocked of the condition the body is in. The shot is used to focus on the facial expressions and the face of the body, as it is filling most of the shot. This shot builds up the suspense because the audience are anticipating something to jump out on the police officer.
You have shown a basic understanding of different camera shots and how they are used. You have also described in detail what the audience can see in each scene.
ReplyDeleteYou have repeated yourself at times in an attempt to describe everything you can see.
To improve your post you need to:
1) Discuss other shots used rather than just close ups
2) Be careful of not crossing over to mise-en-scene (first paragraph)
3) Relate all your points back to the thriller genre and the audience's relationship with characters
4) Be clear with what you are trying to describe
5) Read through your work again and check grammar, spelling etc.