Types of Shots

Looking back at our opening sequence after we had filmed and edited it, we realised that we did not vary our types of shots and we didn't have enough. We should have shot more close ups to capture the emotions of the characters and so that the audience can feel involved in the situation. Even though we didn't get enough footage, we did get some good shots.

For instance, in the first bit of the opening sequence, there is a extreme close up of the dead girl Emily. This creates tension and shocks the audience, making them wonder how she died and who killed her. Her eyes are wide open giving a sense that when she died it was a shock to her.

The next scene, there is a shot where they are looking down at the body (the camera) and talking to each other and the frame goes from blurred out (out of focus) to in focus.This way the audience can get to know a little bit about the characters as their emotions are expressed when they are looking down at the body, this still makes the audience shocked.





In the next scene, there is a close up of the body being dropped from a the top of the frame to the bottom of the frame, creating a 'thud' noise as they drop her, this creates tension and mixed emotions of being rushed and fear. The light reflecting on the dead bodies face, defines the paleness of her skin, illuminating the fact that she is dead. We shuffled the leaves around her to show the fact that she is being buried in the woods.





Monica Wyithe