Research into Cinematography- Miss Miller

The clip that I watched from The Conjuring used many different camera angles and camera shots. They all created an eerie and tension building feel to the scene. The audience are led to feel certain emotions towards the scene due to the different camera angles used.

At the beginning of the clip, a high angled shot is used when she is turning on the light and she beings to walk down the stairs. This high angled shot it used to make her look smaller than she is. Because she is by herself and seen to be smaller than she is, she is portrayed to be the victim. The audience begin to feel on edge and scared for her because the high angled shot makes it feel like anything could happen at any time. This ultimately builds a relationship between the characters and the audience as we are led to feel unsafe on her behalf. This is a common feature of the thriller genre because it does make the viewer believe she is unsafe. It can also be used effectively to make a person or an object look small look create fear. 





Another movement in the clip was handheld. This is found when she is falling down the stairs. The movement is very unsteady and and quick and these jerky and unsteady images make the audience feel a sense of chaos. This is conventional to a thriller film because it brings a sense of urgency to the film and making the audience feel on edge and uncomfortable. The handheld movements as well as the images we are seeing build the relationship between the audience and the characters, we feel uncomfortable for the girl and 



Point of view is another shot used, this is seen when she is looking around the basement. We get to see

exactly what the character is seeing. This has an effect on the audience because we are seeing what she is seeing, it gives the audience a clear view of what is going on and  we feel scared for her and then begin to build a relationship with her because we feel as if we are part of the scene and experiencing what she is. Point of view is conventional because it builds tension within the clip and makes the audience engaged.

Towards the end of the clip and she is looking around the room and there is a close up of her. We are only focused on her facial expressions and this is effective because this allows us to feel sorry for her and portrays the fear within her. The audience are allowed to see what she is feeling and therefore our relationship with her increaes. As we can see the emotion she is feeling, we feel sorry for her and want her to stay safe. This is conventional to the thriller genre because its another way of presenting fear to make the audience feel scared, also. 




There is use of a long shot when the girl is sitting on the floor looking around her. We get to see half of her and a large amount of the background. This creates a sense of tension as the audience do not know what may appear in the background and the low key lighting suggests that something may happen. Ultimately, this brings fear to the viewers and makes them sit on edge. Long shots are conventional of the Thriller genre because it builds fear and tension within the scene. Because of the long shot here, the audience are able to build their relationship with the girl as we become scared for her and are also on edge as we unable to know what is going to happen, then, hoping that she stays safe.



Overall, there were few shots and angles in which were used with this clip from The Conjouring to present fear and horror to the audience and most of which are conventional to the Thriller genre. From this analysis, I will be using most of these cinematography elements within my opening sequence in order to engage the audience and present horror.;