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Cinematography A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera (the art and science of which is known as cinematography The title is generally equivalent to director of photography (DP), used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical conclusions related to the image.

Response from the audience Snakes on a Plane is a 2006 action thriller film directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson. It was released by New Line Cinema on August 18, 2006, in North America. The film was written by David D'Alessandro, John Heffernan, and Sheldon Turner and follows the events of hundreds of snakes being released on a passenger plane in an attempt to kill a trial witness. Contagion is a 2011 medical thriller disaster film. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, the film features an ensemble cast that includes, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Kate Winslet,. The plot of Contagion documents the spread of a virus transmitted by fomites, attempts by medical researchers and public health officials to identify and contain the disease, the loss of social order in a pandemic, and finally the introduction of a vaccine to halt its spread.

Camera angles Camera Shots A camera shot is the amount of space that is seen in one shot or frame. Camera shots are used to demonstrate different aspects of a film's setting, characters and themes. As a result, camera shots are very important in shaping meaning in a film. Reviewing the examples on the right hand side of this page should make the different camera shots clearer. An extreme long shot (animation on right) contains a large amount of landscape. It is often used at the beginning of a scene or a film to establish general location (setting). This is also known as an establishing shot. A long shot (animation on right) contains landscape but gives the viewer a more specific idea of setting. A long shot may show the viewers the building where the action will take place.

Camera movements Prior to film production, it seemed logical to research the changing different camera shots and angles. Not only this but I did further research into the most major forms of camera movement within thriller films in order to ensure that my thriller fits as many typical crime thriller conventions as possible. From this research I distinguished that within thrillers the most common form of camera movement is the use of tracking and pan shots. A more notable form of camera shot used within thrillers is the use of “dolly zoom”. The use of this shot creates a sense of nervousness and it looks weaken the audiences’ normal visual awareness.

Conclusion Cinematography has help me to know the camera shots for example, ‘Long shots’ and ‘close up’ is to see the emotions of the actors/actresses, like if they are shocked or if they have the villain coming behind them they would use a ‘long shot’ so that you can see the chase. In the image they have used a shot called ‘Close up’ this shot was made so that you can see there faces and half of the body. The second image they have used the shot called ‘Mid Shot’ this allows you to see the half of the body nothing else. Third image they are using the ‘Long shot’ so that you can see more of the body for example, the legs and the waist