Test shots

We tested some shots to to see what they bring out of the scene which will allow us to create an effective horror trailer.

Long Shot:

The importance of this being a long shot is that we start to get an idea of the character's environment. Long shots usually tend to introduce the beginning of most scenes. This sets the motion and well as the audience's perception of time, place and logical action of the scene that is about to be revealed  through the long shot. 

Extreme Close up:

This extreme close up shot shows intensity of the current scene at that moment. We can tell that the director is trying to portray an intense feeling as we can see all the small details such as the colour differentiation in the iris, we can see all the detail like the lines and where the colour starts to change. Another small detail which allows us as the audience to see that it is an intense feeling is that we cam see is each and every single hair for the eyelashes and eyebrows.

Medium shot:

A medium shot usually shows the character(s) from their waist and above. These shots help to show people in the context of the background. The medium shot should generally contain all the action of the scene, it should also be well matched with the flow of the long shot. The importance of this specific picture being medium shot is that we can understand the emotions that the characters in this scene are facing and it allows it all to come together.

Extreme Long shot:

An extreme close-up of a face, for instance, would show only the mouth or eyes. it is used for dramatic effect. An extreme long shot tends to show a large amount of the scene/landscape. It is used at the beginning of a scene or a film to establish main place. 

Point of View shot:


A point of view shot usually shows it from the actors/actresses perspective. Its usually edited in a way so that the audience can understand whose perspective its from. 














Low angle shot:

A low angle shot is the complete opposite from a high angle shot. Instead of the showing how vulnerable the character is its shows how powerful the character is, this may allow the audience to get a real sense of how tough this character may be.

Over the Shoulder shot: 

In film or video, an over the shoulder shot (also over shoulder, ab tu, OTS, or third-person shot) is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person















high angle shot: 

A high-angle shot is a cinematic technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle and the point of focus often gets "swallowed up." High-angle shots can make the subject seem vulnerable or chicken when applied with the correct mood, setting, and effects.