“The Chase”

Shot Lists

A long shot is where someone can be seen from head to toe. I am going to use a long shot in my work to shot the antagonist leaving the scene of the murder. This shot is important because it will allow for the audience to see how the murderer has escaped, and long shots provide us with another perspective, rather than just constantly have mid shots and/ or close ups, which can feel constantly intimidating.

Long shot

This shot is designed to set the location of the shot and give the audience the knowledge of where the scene is going to take place. It provides the tone of the scene and can enlighten the audience of what is going to happen. It is normally a wide shot or an extreme wide shot.I will use this shot when I am starting a new location, this will allow for the audience to see where the new location is, and having an establishing shot, makes the trailer slow down a little bit, ever so slightly, and changing the pace of the trailer helps improve the thriller experience of the trailer.

Establishing Shot

A Close up is designed to show the face of an object or more likely a character. It is to show real emotion from the characters and can help set the scene, as a close up can dictate the emotion of the scene, and what is going to happen in it. In my trailer I am going to be using a close up quite regularly. One time will be when the body of the dead body is shown, and you see his lifeless expression, and when we see the protagonist making his speech and when he discovers the body.

Close Up

Over the shoulder shots are designed to show an object or character from behind another character. The idea behind it is to show the perspective from the angle of another persons shoulder.In my trailer I will be using the over the shoulder shot once the protagonist has completed his speech. I decided that using this shot would be ideal, as this will set up the finale of the trailer when the protagonist and antagonist are at the scene of the murder, the final scene of the trailer.

Over the shoulder Shots

The mid shot is designed to show characters in objects in a scene to an audience. It traditionally shows characters from the waist up.This is the shot that is going to be used the most within my trailer. From the protagonist, to the victim to the antagonist, most scenes that I am using will have a mid shot, because using a Midshot allows for detail of the character and the surrounding areas, and in doing this it won’t show much emotion and more action based. However when I then show a close up shot, which shows this true emotion, it will become more effective and dramatic, which makes the trailer more appealing.

Mid Shot

A high angle shows the subject from above, e.g. The camera is angled down towards a character or object. This sometimes can connote that the character is weak and powerless, however I am using it to show the power and the effect the character has. The high angle shot I am using is only going to be shown for a second, it will be the antagonist running from the scene of the murder. This shot will show a different angle for the trailer, allowing for the audience to see the antagonist, this will add mystery to the trailer, and having a high angle shot shows the power in which the antagonist has.

High angle shot (Canted)

A low angle shot is designed to show actors being weak and struggle. This helps the audience view the scene from a different perspective.I am using this shot to see the antagonist leave the scene and run away, this shot will include him breaking objects, like a branch in the process, creating a sense of both mystery and wonder as to who the antagonist is, and what they are running from, as this shot will be used early in my trailer.

Low Shot