Camera Shots

The types of shots we are going to use when we are filiming are the following:

A close up shot, this is will be used in our opening when the girl believes that someone is following her and she turns around, the close up shot allows us to see her facial reaction during this moment which is essential because it shows the emotion she is expressing during that terrifying time, a close up version is when the head and shoulder is only being shot, it can also be used in an object if there is significance towards the object that is relatable to our openings, an extreme close shot would look out of place in a psychological thriller as the background in our opening is just as important, however we may use the extreme close up during the scene where the girl is washing her hands to show the cause of the washing of the hand.
We will also use an establishing shot to show where the scene is being held, our group have decided we will do it in a near by park in Twydall where it is only surrounded by trees, mud, a path however we will not show the entrance because we will only shoot the distance of the girl running. We will use a lot of the medium shots and reaction shots because the audience has to be aware of who the main character is, the expression gives us a clear information of what is happening to her without the need of the target market being confused or not getting the point of the opening.
We have used a POV, a point of view shot of where the stalker is trying to catch the girl. One of us will be holding the camera and running after her so it looks like it is the stalkers point of view that is trying to catch the main character. We will be using the over the shoulder shot when the stalker is look at the girl from behind the tree, there will be no interaction between the two people as there is a tense element towards this scene where the character does not know she is being followed by the stalker but the stalker is aware of what she is doing. So we will film over the stalkers shoulder, we will not be able to see their face but the character who is walking in the distance over the shoulders stalker.

The camera movement we will be using:
We will use a pan to show the establishing shot so we know where the scene of our opening is taking place. We use the track movement to include smooth movement such as when we are following the character around when she is walking on the path. We will use a zoom lens so we can create the reaction shot. There will be no camera movement to make it look obvious that it is being zoomed in such as running up to her, we will use zoom with the camera or pause it to get a clear view of the character that is being stalked. We cannot use a crane or steadicam as we do not have the right equipment for this however we will change our angles regularly to make it seem different and interesting.

The camera angles we are going to use:
We will use the low angle to take shots of the trail and the path and the tree, however it would look odd if we used the low angle on the person it may object the fact that she is vulnerable if the shot makes her seem tall or big, It is also not a flattering angle for the character and you cannot see her face. We will use the camera angle to take the angle of the the character. We will use the eye level a lot, but use a mix of high angle and low angle to make it interesting and different such as the openings of other movies.