Here I selected 3 horror films and analysed their camera work within the trailers I found.

1. Camera work in psychological and stalker horror film
trailers
Shot types and movement

2. Camera Work
Aerial shot
Aerial shot is used to show the setting of the
film. It shows not exactly where the next
scene will be situated like ‘establishing shot’
but to show the overall location from a sky
view. The first two shots show that the film
is captured in a busy city and that they are
close to the sea.
The last shot captures the site where the
programme takes place and how it is very
enclosed. This give the sense of being
trapped and that they are separated from
the outside world and can't get out.
Master shot
Master shot is used to involve the whole room in one image.
This shows the busy room and the atmosphere can be set
by seeing how the audience seem engaged in the person
on stage as they are all faced to look at him. This also
shows that this could be an important scene and everyone
is involved in it.

3. Camera Work
Close-up shot
Close-up shot is used to capture the
emotion in the characters face. By seeing
their facial expressions this closely, you are
able to analyse their mood and what they
are feeling.
Close-up shot is shown of the victim to
make you feel closer to them.
Over the shoulder shot
Over the shoulder shot is used to not only show who the
character is talking to but also show the other person’s
reactions and facial expressions to what is said. Normally
after this shot it returns back to the other character to see
their response.

4. Camera Work
Two shot
Two shot is used to show the relationship
between the two characters, to show
whether they are close to each other or
they are opposites. It also show their
body language towards the other
character.
Throughout the trailer two shot is mainly
used to show the bond between two
characters and how they are looking out
for each other and protecting each other.

5. Camera Work
Point of view / Drone captured
Point of view is used to show you
from the eye’s of the character or in
this trailer, from a camera lens.
Seeing from this point makes you
feel as if you are the character and
places you within the scene.

6. Camera Work
Tracking Shot
Tracking shot is used to show the
movement of a person or of an object.
This is used to show tension as the
camera is moving closer to something and
this is normally something that could harm
the character.
Low angle shot
Low angle is used to focus on the antagonist’s level of
power over the girls and that they are weak compared
to him.

7. Camera Work
Extreme close-up shot
Extreme close-up shot emphasis the
tension in the scene and makes you feel
uncomfortable for the character.
This shows a lot of emotion as you are
drawn into looking at their eyes. You can
see a lot with someone's eyes, such as
fear, excitement, happiness, sadness and
horror.
You feel you are looking directly at the
them. This draws you into them and
makes you feel uncomfortable as you
aren't normally physically that close to
someone unless they have a close relation
with you.

8. Camera Work
Point of view
Point of view is used to show important
situations through the characters eyes.
This sometimes means that you as the
audience can see things that other
characters in the film can’t as one
person is witnessing something.
Looking at the image through the
keyhole, the girl can see a women like
figure and tries to call out to her. As the
audience are seeing what she sees, you
assume it is a women too, however
mistaken when the women figure walks
in and its the antagonist but as a
different personality.

9. Camera Work
Two shot / Medium shot
In these shot two shots the antagonist
is taking advantage of the girl’s
vulnerability and how close he can get
to her. Showing she is weak compared
to him, but throughout she remains eye
contact with him and this shows how
she is getting stronger and will
eventually fight against him.
In the last shot, it shows two people
having a stern conversation and similar
body language is used meaning they
are both of a serious nature.

10. Camera Work
Panning
Panning is used to show the surrounds in
which the scene will take place. This
should show a room or as mainly used in
the trailer, an outside space.
This not only shows the surroundings but
the people in it.

11. Camera Work
Point of view
Point of view is showing the significance
of an object such as the main
characters’ journal and this suggest that
it will be used in an important time in the
film.
Point of view makes you see what the
character can see, this is used in the
trailer to frequently show what the
character is holding or has found.

12. Camera Work
Low angle / Medium shot
Low angle shot is used mainly in the
trailer to show the victims in the
foreground and the antagonists in the
background watching over them.
The victims are made to feel powerless
over the antagonists and this is shown
through their facial expressions.
Zoom
Zoom is a type of camera movement used to draw you
in to looking a specific object or character. You are
directed through the image to focus on something or
someone. This is to show you a key feature of the film.

13. Camera Work
Over the shoulder
Over the shoulder shot is frequently used
throughout the trailer as there are many one to
one conversations taking place. Shot reverse
shot is also used to help show the
conversation.
Over the shoulder shot was also used to see
what the character is looking at, making you
feel like you are behind the character looking
in. This is ver similar to point of view in this
sense.

14. Camera Work
Depth of field
Depth of field is used to keep your focus on
something or someone even when there is
something or someone in the background or
foreground, depending on the focal point.
Shallow depth of field is used here to drown
your attention to the speech the character is
giving. In the background is the parents of
the girl. Although the parents are key, they
are not needed to be focused on at this
time.

15. Overall analysis of the three films
I found when looking at all three films that they had quite a few shot types in common.
Point of view
Close-up shot / Extreme close-up shot
Two shot
Over the shoulder shot
The shot type I found was most
effective for these types of films is ‘point
of view’. I think that looking from a
characters’ eye can really make you feel
indulged in the film as you are seeing
exactly what they see. Sometimes point
of view was used to not show the
character but to just show what they are
looking at and I found that was most
intriguing.