When shooting for a movie, it’s mandatory to get a variety of different shots to complete scenes. But this isn’t always the easiest thing to do considering that there you have to write them all out before and see which shot looks best. With just a few of these tips, it will be a lot easier to write out a shot list.
It starts out with over-the-shoulder shots. These are the hardest shots to get done correctly because you have to get the perfect amount of the back of the actors head in there while you still need enough of the person who is talking. Apparently, some directors don’t shoot these types of shots because it takes too much time to get it done correctly. But when the back of the head is blurred out, it looks perfect and well worth your time. Another classic shot is the panning shot. This shot is frequently overused and misused at the wrong times. Often, Steven Spielberg has great use of this type of shot to establish a certain mood or advance the action in a scene. The next one is a zoom shot. I think that these can be very nice shots but you have to use them right. The article says that you should mainly use these for an effective serious or creepy shot like how Ridley Scott executes them. But if you use them too much in a film, it will start to get annoying. And finally make sure that they are smooth because no one likes a jerky zoom. Now they start to get complicated. A tracking shot is a very sophisticated shot that can get messed up easily. By using a dolly, you can eliminate some of the trouble when trying to film this. But make sure that you’re on a smooth surface so it comes out great. The last one that I will talk about is the Dutch angle shot. This is done by rotating the camera a little to one side so that the character or object looks tilted. This type should only be done when trying to elicit a sense of unease and disorientation to the viewer. A lot of these tips are commonly used but when all of these types are mixed into a film, the cinematography will improve greatly. http://www.lavideofilmmaker.com/filmmaking/film-techniques.html
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Horror movies are very hard to produce because you have to get the scare tactic down. Many of them fail at this and get terrible reviews. Tested.com published an article claiming to know the “common denominators” of some classic scary movies.
The first one explains that timing is everything. The article says that you have to have the element of surprise when shooting suspenseful scenes. When a bomb is under the table, the audience knows it will go off soon but doesn’t know how soon so they are all waiting on the edge of their seats for it to occur. Alfred Hitchcock stated, “There’s no terror in a bang, only the anticipation of one.” Also, you need to slow down the beginning of a scene so that the audience feels that they are there in the film and eager to see what will happen next. Do this by putting in shots of everyday reality so that they have something to relate to. The last point of the topic of timing is to put a terrible scare in the first scenes of the movie so that the audience will be will be waiting for the next jump scare. An example of this is the chest buster scene in Alien that had a creature erupting out of a man’s stomach. The second argument was that what you don’t know can hurt you. This is referring to how the monster in the films is sometimes never shown like in Jaws and the Blair Witch Project. They like to say that what you can imagine is always worse than what you see. A great tactic to use is to make the audience squint and catch fast glimpses of it to keep them entertained. The final point is to embrace your budget. Basically, don’t try to amp the movie up on unnecessary expensive CGI when your movie doesn’t need all that. Some of the best movies had no fancy monsters and just starred messed up characters played by talented actors. However you plan to execute your horror film, just remember to have a good story line and not just focus on the jump scares and monsters. http://www.tested.com/art/movies/455206-rules-terror-horror-movies/ |
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