Camera work

2. All three films have establishing shots
of the houses the characters are in, an
establishing shot is usually used to
show the audience where the
movie/scene is going to take place, in
all three trailers the shot was shown at
the beginning to allow the audience to
get an understanding of the location,
houses are a typical location for the
movie to be set in for horror films, by
showing the location it makes the
audience know the setting and makes
them realise its isolated and gives the
impression of vulnerability as there is
nothing around them which makes it
more likely for them to be in a
dangerous situation. Each location
shows how the location is a family
house.

3. In all three trailers there are close ups of each
characters showing each of their facial
expressions, the close ups are used so the
audience can focus on how the character is
feeling in all three shots you can see the
characters are distressed and anxious as they all
have a concerned look on the face which makes
the audience wonder what's about to happen to
the characters, by their facial expressions it
makes the audience feel anxious and afraid, a
close up shot allows the audience to see their
emotion of a scene that has just happened , the
close up allows the audience know how the
character is feeling on what they are about to
see/do.

4. Over the shoulder shot is used a lot as it allows
the audience to see who the character is
talking to, it helps add suspense, this shot is
used to show a person/figure stood behind the
character like in the bottom image which allows
the audience to see the perspective from that
character, over the shoulder shots are
commonly used in horror films as it allows the
audience to see the facial expression of the
character and emotion when they are
confronted by someone/thing, films often use
this shot to reveal the antagonist. In the
middle shot we can see the character is angry
with the character you can see him gritting his
teeth as though he is shouting and really
distressed, this shot allows the audience to see
the mans point of view, over the shoulder shots
show realism as the audience can see the same
shot of the character.

5. By using high angle shots in horror films it
shows the character as being weak and
vulnerable against the antagonist, it lets
the audience know who is the dominant
character, in each of the images there is a
character in the shot showing they are
trapped and helpless, this shot is used a
lot in horror films as it allows the audience
to recognize the character and feel sorry
for them as they are being defeated by the
antagonist, there is usually no props in the
background and is just focused on the
character in the shot so the audience can
see the characters body language and
facial expression to get an understanding
on how the character feels which makes
the audience feel as though they are part
of the film.