Planning: Cinematography planning- Ms Begum

Cinematography is important in films because it is able to set the atmosphere and the mood among the audience, it is able to build suspense/ tension if used correctly within a thriller and more over without the cinematography the film would not have the same impact upon the audience or we won't be able to get an impact out of the film.

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 an energetic atmosphere.

Instead of always use the terms when reviewing a film we are able to use the term 'cinematography' to group all of these aspects together, for example: 'The cinematography in that film was amazing.'

Some of the conventional uses of cinematography in thrillers are when the audience are shown a series of close- ups/ reaction shots in order to build a relationship between the characters and the audience for example, if we see a child crying within a close up shot then the audience will fill sympathy for that child. On the other hand if the audience saw a reaction of an antagonists face after he/ she has lost someone they care about, then we may have a reaction shot showing the fury/ the anger within their face. This will also build a relation with the audience as they may also feel anger or they could also feel sympathy Lastly if there is three people talking to eachother within a scene such as batman and the dark night then we may see the camera circling all characters talking; this is because they want the audience to look at the conversation from all angles while listening to what each of the three are saying and deciding wether they agree or disagree with what the character has said.

The cinematography I plan to use in my thriller consists of the following:

1. A close-up will be used in the corridor scene, this will show the facial expressions on each of the characters faces when they come face-to-face with the intruder in their home, we have chosen to use this because we see it as the best way to capture a characters facial expressions. This is conventional to the thriller genre simply because many thrillers like to show/ empathize a characters feelings/ expressions within a shot, scene/ frame.

3. We will use a Mid-shot when the father Frank looks outside the window to see the intruder standing outside looking at him. This will give the audience a feel of who and what the intruder is.

4. We may use the Zoom shots enabling the audience to see any cause of damage or trauma easily. For example in the corridor scene we will see the family from the intruders point of view and then the camera will zoom up to the family and turn around to show the intruder on the other side of the corridor.

5. We will use the point of view/ 1st person shot as this will also make the audience put themselves in that particular situation or imagine that happening to them e.g. the corridor scene when the intruder is looking at the family.

Conclusion:
due to me planning out the cinematography I am now able to identify what my thriller will hold instead of going back to my books and trying to select each aspect of the cinematography separately  The planning has made it easier for me and the rest of my group furthermore it has made me confident about the cinematography within my thriller and I understand now how it will be conventional within my thriller. Furthermore, planning the cinematography has helped me to look at the filming process more accurately and confidently, for example i now know when some of the camera angles/ shots will be used and where, this will in turn help my group to carry out the filming process without so much hassle.