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Wednesday 11 May 2011

Shot Sizes

The emotions on the characters faces were shown in close ups throughout the film. An example of this would be the close up of Megan (Jazelle Johnson) in the car, the expressions on her face show that she is struggling and thinking horrible things. It was definitely a good shot to choose for that moment.
On the beach we chose an extreme long shot, this was to show the location of the characters and the motions of the waves, which is a key point in our film.
The best shot was left until the end, the extreme close up. This is when Megan (Jazelle Johnson) shuts her eyes; this creates a cliff hanger and leaves the audience thinking about what has happened.
We also used camera movement; backwards tracking was used when the 3 main characters were walking down the beach. This helps the audience to focus on them but leave their minds wondering about where they are going.
The zoom out from Megan’s face on the bench makes the shot seem pitiful. The audience should feel connected with her and feel sorry for her.
As we are creating a Thriller, we had to stick to the certain features of a thriller film.

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