Shots

During our film we have used a range of shot sizes from extreme close ups to extreme long shots. The emotions shown in the facial expressions of the characters were highlighted by the use of close-ups regularly throughout. For example, the close up used whilst I was driving the car was a good way of showing the anguish and awful thoughts going through the characters head at the time. We used an extreme long shot of the beach scene to show the location of the characters as well as the motions of the waves. We saved the extreme close up until the end of the short film in which we kept the camera tight on my eyes as the final thought crossed my mind. The film ended on my eyes shutting after looking out onto the sea contemplating. This created a cliff hanger for the audience as they never knew what I had decided to do after that point. As our film was a thriller we tried very hard to create tension throughout. We used a backward tracking shot when the girls were walking down the beach which leaves the audience wondering where they are heading. Tracking shots always add a sense of mystery to a scene and this is crucial in a thriller such as ours.