Sunday, 23 September 2012

thriller openings


VERTIGO - 1958

CAMERA ANGLES & MOVEMENT:

  • Extreme close up on ladder, hands come in to frame, very intense.
  • Zoom out to see people coming up ladder, men come up one after the other.
  • Establishing shot panning to see characters running, shows surroundings and people running, gives perspective.
  • Close up on face, intense, he is in a difficult situation.
  • Point of view down to ground, shows the danger, cuts to and from this shot and the terror on characters face.
  • Point of view showing police man, show there is hope.
LIGHTING & SOUND:
  • Night time but light enough to see surroundings, v early morning, probably just before dawn.
  • Silhouettes of people running across rooftops creates mysterious effect.
  • Top lighting on faces with filler.
  • Fast paced music throughout is parallel with events.
  • Louder, sharp music at point of view shots down to ground to make it more dramatic.
  • Little dialogue - not much needed.
  • Loud sound of scream as man falls to his death.

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