Planning Cinematography, Sound and Editing

Planning: Cinematography Planning (Miss Begum)

Cinematography is important in films because this is what makes up the film overall and is in control of the effectiveness of the film. For example, certain shots will be used in different parts of the film for specific reasons which would need to be thought and planned properly and being able to explain why this shot was used in a particular scene. Also, in cinematography it is the representation of a characters body language, facial expressions and body movement.

Some of the conventional uses of cinematography in thrillers are Extreme Close ups (ECU), Low angles and Canning shots. Extreme close ups are very familiar within the thriller genre because it conveys a lot of detail within the characters expressions and emotion. For example, when the protagonist reveals fear it portrays the emotion through using extreme close ups to show the audience how this character are feeling. Or, when the antagonist is illustrated in detail, this makes the audience feel uncomfortable and creates a lot of tension building to the viewers of the film. Secondly low angles; Low angles are used effectively in thrillers to show the dominant character of the film, like who leads the film between the antagonist and the protagonist. It also shows of the Brave side of the character and the more powerful and intimidating side of a characters persona. Including this shot being complimented by an POV shot of the weaker character whilst a low angle is taken on the stronger character when defeated.

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

1. Close-up will be used when the antagonist is about to attack or when the protagonist aware of her surroundings in discomfort showing her fear.… I have chosen to use this because it shows the emotion and facial expression of the character and how the character responds and how the character is feeling… This is conventional to the thriller genre because it’s a very popular shot used in every thriller film also, in my own thriller film, a lot of close ups of the included characters will be filmed and used for the thriller.

2. An Establishing Shot is important because it sets the scene of a new location. It also gives the audience a sense of what type of thriller it might be, such as an abandoned house would represent exploring and action, or a girl that’s home alone and is an uncomfortable atmosphere. In my film, the scene is a ritual room. This shot will be one of the first shots of our trailer/opening because the audience can get from it what type of thriller it will be.

3. Close up should be used on objects around the room. I have chosen this because I want the audience to be aware of the objects around the room and also to develop skills to be observant in recognising the objects such as knifes, harming tools etc. This is a conventional thriller because using close ups on the tools would indicate that there is a mystery behind the usage of these weapons used by the antagonist

4. Medium Close up to show body language to match the facial expression.

5. High Angles will

6. Low Angles

7. Extreme close up

Planning: Editing Planning (Miss Begum)

Using Editing in films is very important because it’s the speed of the editing which controls the mood of the film. For example slower examples of editing are more effective in creating tension and suspense within the audience whereas faster examples of editing are more effective in when action and dramatic scenes are taking place in the film. Editing also links in with sound, pace and timing which are all combined to control how the film starts to how the film finishes. Editing is also used to have a direct impact on how the audience feels to how the audience responds to different parts of the Thriller film depending on the films atmosphere.

Some of the conventional uses of editing in thrillers are slow paced editing, fast pace editing and the effects of slow motion. Firstly Slow pace editing is conventional to a thriller because slow paced editing is used to create suspense and tension within the audience because

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

1. Slow paced editing will be used when the protagonist has awakened from her kidnap I have chosen this because this slow pace will eventually speed up as she realises that she’s not in her usual environment and starts to panic. This is conventional to a thriller film because it creates an uncomfortable atmosphere to portray that something is wrong.

2. Montage will be used in the thriller, between the credits consisting flashing images of the objects such as blood, knifes etc.  Also indicating flashes that the protagonist was stalked in her past days by the antagonists as she was a target to them. Also using a montage creates excitement because the images won’t make sense at first, this is to confuse the audience.

3. The third edit I want to include is fast pace editing. I want to use this because it it’s very effective when it comes to dramatic scenes because the edits would be so fast to confuse there audience and to create fear.

4.  Another edit I want to include is fading to black. I think this is effective because it could be presented as a cliff hanger which creates suspense and makes the audience interested in the film and makes them want to con

5. Again we choose Fast pace editing because we include using it for flashbacks. These flashbacks are going to illustrate little sections of the girls life before she was captured bt the antagonists

Sound Planning

Sound is a very important micro element because this micro element is the one which creates the most atmospheres within the audience. Sound also works very well with the effects of editing. When combining the two micro elements they work well with each other to create a series of dramatic effect and fear with in the thriller genre. Some of the conventional uses of sound in thrillers are Non diegetic sound; Non diegetic sound is conventional to a thriller because it’s not a part of the film and can be created to work with the mood of the film or the pace of the editing. For example, soundtracks voice overs etc. Another example is diegetic sound. This is very important because these sounds are sounds which aren’t added in; they’re a part of the film. For instance, a girl walking through leaves which makes a rustling and crisp sound, or the sound of a telephone ringing.

·         Non-diegetic soundtracks: these are used to help create

·         Diegetic sound:

·         Off-screen sound: for example footsteps of someone/killer who is approaching the scene to kill…

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

1. Non- diegetic sound will be used when…the protagonists tries to get out of the antagonists trap I have chosen to use this because you can tell by the pace and how loud the music is because she's in great danger… This is conventional to the thriller genre because in thriller films, when there is tension the music starts to grow louder and become more dramatic as action is taken place.

2. Diegtic sound will be used when the protagonist wakes up from a pov shot and hear heavy breathing. This will give the audence a sense of fear to show that the protagonist is afraid.

3.off screen sound will be used when the antagonists are stalking their target. This is because we think bt listening to the sounds the audience can have their own idea of the storyline instead of listening to dialogue.

4.non diegetic sound will be used when she wakes up and a long shot will be shown of her looking around the room as she realises she isn't in her normal environment.

5.diegetic sound will be used at the end when the antagonist blows out the candle to show that it's the end of the scene.

6.off screen sound will be used when the antagonists appear out of the shadows and approches the captured protagonist. This is a good way of using offscreen sound because instead of hearing footsteps you wouldn't know when the antagonists are going to appear.