Temitope Sijuade's Good Shots Analysis

The Conjuring hide and clap scene (watch from 1:47 till the end):
Through the use of a canted angle, helps to emphasise the portrayal of being trapped and the eager nature of wanting to escape. I thought this was a good shot as it shows the door frantically being pulled at by the protagonist, yet as the shot zooms outwards it shows how nothing is there. This helps to create a dramatic tension to the viewers, and make them feel more anxious wanting to know more about the supernatural presence. We could incorporate this in our own project, using it in the idea of someone being trapped and can't escape through a suddenly locked door. 

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One Tree Hill Lucas and Peyton fight scene (watch from 2.33 - 2.38):
This clip shows an over the shoulder shot being used in such an effective way to portray a young girl releasing her emotions of love and anger to a young man. Through the use of an over the shoulder shot, it helps put us, as the viewer, in the man's shoes and feel great emotions of sympathy and hurt towards the young lady, of what she is going through. The idea that she is throwing books at the young man, makes it feel as if it is being thrown towards us, the viewer, and makes us wish we could fix the situation, to lead it to a better outcome. This section I liked greatly, due to the idea that emotion was effectively played with, both being presentd by the young girl and also how the viewer feels. The score also helps empasise the heartbroken nature of the situation, further pulling at the heart strings of the viewer. 

Texas Chainsaw Massacre scene (watch from 1:50 - 1:54):
This short section shows the use of a canted angle and wide shot to portray the antagonist lifting the protagonist in a forceful manor. I liked the way the shot started of in a quick and disorientated way, and then it occupied an edit of a cut away to a wide shot, fully showing the events taking place. The use of this idea helps to make the viewer sympathise for the protagonist, as they are trapped and there is nothing they can do. Through this short section, I thought that particular moment was illustrated very well, and could even be used in our project. It could relate in a way of a girl being 'kidnapped' and taken into a dark room, with the lighting fading, and then an abrupt door close, which leads to the main titles. 

Monster-in-Law cake scene (watch from 4:45 - 4:48):
This short section shows a following point of view shot, of one creeping up behind the young female character, who is sitting down. I thought it was a very good and effective shot, as it illustrates the idea of a predator going after its prey. It makes the viewer anxious into what is going to happen next through the suspenseful music and slow pace in the shot. This shot idea could effectively be used within our project, in the idea that a supernatural existence is luring themselves upon a human, yet when the human turns around, there's nothing there. 

Waterloo Road Francesca and Jonah affair revealed (screenshot):
The use of an over the shoulder, wide shot was effectively positioned in order to portray the anger being let out at the son. Leading up to this shot, the older man doesn't want his son to be in an affair with his teacher, and therefore this shot signifies the idea of him breaking up the relationship, as he is shown to be in the middle of them, trying to separate them up. It effectively shows to the viewer the disapproval of the relationship, yet they also feel sympathy towards the young boy as he is in love, yet it has to be abandoned due to the law. I liked the shot because the anger emotion is clearly shown through the man's facial expressions, and his position just goes to emphasise the breaking up in the relationship between his son and his teacher. 

Mama close scene (watch from 0:58 - 1.11):
This short section I have chosen, I thought it was a good shot because it plays with the viewers emotions leading them to what they expect to see, yet the director doesn't show it. The shot shows a woman's hand leading up to the closet door handle. The shot is a slow paced zoom in, and through this helps to build up the dramatic tension and make the viewer become frightened as they don't know what is about to happen. The shot makes the viewer think she is going to open the door, after being told not to by the child, when in actual fact she ends up just closing it. This shows that the director cleverly thought this through, wanting the viewer to feel such tension, yet it was all for nothing. 

Adrian Bambur's Good Shots Analysis

'VHS 2'
I chose to look at this scene and borrow from it when planning our group's horror scene because it is based around an interesting concept, nearly the entire scene is filmed from a POV perspective. The premise of this particular scene in the film is that a cyclist is cycling through the woods with a camera attached to his helmet when he is then attacked and bitten by a zombie. The audience then follows the character's day as a zombie through his helmet camera. I thought this scene was interesting because it showed me how POV can be successful in allowing the audience to bond with a character because they get to see everything he/she does through their eyes.    

'Batman The Dark Knight Rises'
I chose this scene because it involves a very interesting version of the very common technique used in films known as a "track and dolly". In this scene, an american football player is forced to run for his life as the rest of the pitch falls into an abyss behind him. The camera moves at the same speed right in front of the character showing the devastation just behind him. This is very effective in creating tension for the viewer because the camera is moving at the same speed as the character, it gives the effect that not only is the football player running from danger, but so is the viewer. We could borrow from this scene in our project when the main protagonist slowly walks towards the front door. We will have the camera moving behind her at the same pace that she is walking at, therefore creating the effect that the viewer is right there with the character walking cautiously to a door that no one should be knocking on. 

'Pulp Fiction'
This scene is a perfect example of how to successfully build tension in a film, which is a vital aspect of any horror film. In this scene one of the protagonists has to inject another character with adrenalin to save her life. The tension is built up as a supporting character counts down until the point of the injection. The countdown is very slow and as he counts down the numbers, the camera shows the dripping needle, the sweat on the protagonist's face, the mark when he must inject the other character and then he injects her. Although it is not a very long sequence, it successfully builds tension within the audience because it shows the fear on the character's faces as well.

'Scarface'
I chose this scene for one reason, to look and analyse the effect the director used for when the main protagonist looks through a pair of binoculars. When the protagonist looks through the binoculars, the camera switches to a POV shot of what the protagonist would see through the binoculars, with curved edges around the screen in the shape of binoculars. This effect is very successful in drawing the viewer into the world the film has created and it allows the audience to empathise with the protagonist because they have to view the horrible events that he does which makes them feel like they are going through the story with the protagonist. Our group could  borrow from this scene when one of our characters looks through the peep hole in their front door. We were planning to have a POV shot very similar to the one in 'Scarface' showing what the character can see through the peep hole in her door.    

'Sinister'
3:29 - 3:34 Jump Scare 
This jump scare is a perfect example of a element which is in all horror films, no matter what sub-genre they are e.g psychological or slasher. The jump scare is a tool used by all directors when making a horror film, but to varying degrees. The jump scare is so popular because it is one of the easiest ways to scare the audience after building up tension, and the scare even doesn't have to be significant to the story e.g. cat sprints in front of protagonist frightening them. The issue with jump scares is that for them to be successful in frightening the audience there has to be a level of anticipation and tension that has been slowly built up, which then comes to a frightening climax. What I would take from the jump scare in 'Sinister' is that the sound effect of the scare is just as important as the visuals because in 'Sinister' the scare doesn't really come from the figure standing in the garden, it comes from the loud metallic sound accompanying the reveal. 

'The Warriors' 
Although this scene is from an action film which is almost the exact opposite to the genre we have chosen for our final project, it is a perfect example of how diegetic sound can create a eerie and tense atmosphere which is exactly the type of atmosphere that our group are attempting to achieve in our horror scene. In this scene, the antagonist manages to create a very tense and almost creepy atmosphere by simply clinking three bottles together and chanting the words "Warriors come out to play!". I learned from watching this scene that diegetic sound is vital when creating a eerie atmosphere, and I also learned that often simpler sounds that are more naturalistic create a scarier atmosphere.  

Samuel Austen's Good Shots Analysis

End Of Watch Final Scene
*Warning contains explicit language*
00:45-00:50 seconds
This 5 second extract is brilliant as it is filmed from a head cam and shows complete disorientation and chaos which could be used in our sequence as there is often chaos in Horror movies and head-cam shots can be useful to make the audience feel scared as they are running with the person. This shot is also good for the sound as you can hear the frantic breathing and panting from the character and this is extremely effective in making the audience feel scared with the person.

Lighting 0:30
Lighting is a very subtle effect that actually changes the whole atmosphere of a scene in seconds. Horror movies often use lighting to create anticipation which is the biggest leader to shock and the audience being scared in films. We could use this lighting to introduce the killer towards the end of the sequence and eventually end with the big reveal when the lights come back on.

Terminal Trailer   1:27-1:29

The zoom in watching the heel come at the camera and then stopped by the main characters foot could be a really helpful shot if we wanted to use keys or a weapon that was being passed from one character to the other but is stopped by the antagonist leaving the protagonists with no escape. This would then create a sense of panic in the characters which would then hopefully transfer onto the audience.

Character through window 1:12
A big factor of why people get scared in horror movies is that because they know more than the protagonist and they can anticipate the bad thing that is about to happen to them. In this scene we see the antagonist head looking through the window in a creepy manor at the girl who is turned the other way, making us feel like something is about to happen to her by him. we could use this in ours as we show that their is someone watching her through a window and she is sitting their as if nothing is happening.

Choking Scene close-up 2:37-2:39

This very unnerving close-up could be used in our sequence if we were deciding to kill someone as it shows all the emotion, all the life being squeezed out of the protagonist. this makes it very uneasy for the audience to watch and also makes them scared as they can almost put themselves in that situation and feel like they cant breathe which is an effect that could really help us to create a horror atmosphere in our scene.

Antagonist in the background 1:06
This three-shot frame is effective as it catches the two elements of the world- the natural and supernatural. it causes the audience to question which world is the real part and worried about how it is going to be revealed which world is which. We could use this as our scene is about possession so we show the demon that is about to possess the boyfriend then we show the boyfriend and also where the demon is supposed to be but we can't see anything as its invisible so this creates tension and makes the audience tense whilst watching waiting for the demon to act.

Scott Hubbard's Good Shot Analysis

Orphan - 00:46
the shot used at 46 seconds into this clip is a high angle which separates the viewer from the action that has just taken place, with the antagonist murdering her 'father'. by switching to a high angle, the viewer is made to feel uncomfortable as the character being attacked is now isolated, and they lose the sense of a possible saviour for the victim, due to the space shown around him, and the fact that nobody is near indicates the helpless nature of the situation. 

Peaky Blinders - 00:32 and 01:02
the low angles used at 00:32 and 01:02 in this clip indicate the power that the Peaky Blinders gang have. these shots also make the audience feel uncomfortable, and the fact that the camera is used from the low angle also helps the viewer to understand the feelings the protagonists have toward the intended victims of their assault, as the angle allows them to see the facial expressions shown by them.

Mad Dogs Series 1 Finale - 03:20 - 03:25

when the policewoman is shot dead, a birds eye view is used to indicate to add drama to her fall into the pool. by falling into the pool, it cleans her as a person showing that when people die, they become equal. by using the birds eye view, it also shows she is at her most vulnerable as she has just been shot, and therefore she cannot defend herself as she is dying

Saving Private Ryan - Omaha Beach Scene - 07:15 - 07:31


the track and dolly shot used in this scene shows the viewer how the soldiers are advancing up the beach, and places the audience in the same situation as the characters, which shows them the true horrors of war. combining the track and dolly with the wide shot also keeps the viewer aware of the things occurring outside the protagonists own situation, which shocks the viewer as they become more aware about what is happening.

Top Boy Series 2 Episode 1 - 00:35 - 01:35
The over the shoulder shots used during the conversation between Du'Shane and Sulley indicate to the audience the lack of equality between the two characters, as neither are shown in the same shot. however, it also indicates how the two characters are also in the same situation, as the over the shoulder shots from both sides keep the conversation between them, showing the audience how the two characters are determined to keep the situation between themselves

Strike Back - 00:51 - 00:54
when showing the antagonists facial expressions, lower angles are used than the ones to show the protagonist to indicate that the antagonist has the power over Phillip Locke, the protagonist. however, when showing the protagonist, mid shots are used which are level height, which show the viewers that he has the authority in the situation, in that he is right and this is who the viewer should side with.