Planning cinematography- Miss Miller

Cinematography means the use different angles and shots used within a film, causing the genre to be highlighted in this case, a thriller. Planning is required to produce a higher quality sequence as the angles and shots would be conventional to the thriller genre. Also, the use of correct angles and shots will possess a higher quality and would be overall better to watch.

The first is shot that will be used in the opening sequence is a panning shot. This will be used to show the audience the room in the first scene which is full of balloons and wedding props however, will portray negative emotions. Because of this, the audience will feel connected to the killer and will realise their sorrow and would get a sense of the narrative. The narrative is a bride whose mental state deteriorates therefore, she takes revenge on those around her. This shot is important as the audience gain that atmosphere and this would set the mood for the rest of the sequence, which raises suspense. Furthermore, the audience will feel sorry for the bride, as the happiest day of her life was ruined. As the character/audience relationship is addressed from the beginning, the audience focus on that character throughout.This is conventional to the thriller genre as panning is usually used when first showing a setting to the audience to gain a relationship and a set a typical negative atmosphere to foreshadow what is to follow.

Another shot used is handheld, and this will be during flashbacks of the supposedly happy wedding day. Handheld camera work causes the scene to look more realistic and would highlight to the audience that this scene is a flashback as sometimes, flashbacks are difficult to incorporate. As the flashbacks are positive and preparation for the wedding, the audience will feel a certain easiness but still an element of uncertainty and suspense for what is to follow. Handheld shots will also be used in flashbacks where the killer murders wedding guests. Handheld shots can also show unsteadiness and uneasiness, causing the audience to feel the same. This contrasts to the last set of flashbacks therefore, the audience are tricked and feel that the eerie and negative flashbacks contradict what has been viewed beforehand. From using this shot, the audience can infer that the wedding was not a success and turned to be 'unsteady' therefore, they are engaged with the narrative and characters and would want to know more, which is also conventional to the thriller genre. This is conventional as the audience worry about the victim's fate and are left wanting to uncover the secrets hidden in the narrative.

Next, an extreme close up will be used when the audience see close ups of the brides facial features for example, her eye. This shows that she is untraditional as makeup is running down her face, which conveys her emotions to the audience, making them emphasise with her. The extreme close up of her face, shows that she feels upset and angry, causing the audience to view everything from the killer's perspective, this furthermore makes them emphasise with her and they realise the negative event and how badly they effected her, leaving her to want revenge. This is conventional to the thriller genre as extreme close ups are used to show something detailed to the audience, in this case the killer's face, which makes them engage with the character and makes their interest in the sequence stronger.

A canted angle is used when the bride plays her eerie wedding music. The angle shows instability which highlights the bride's mental state and emotions to the audience. The shot isn't filmed evenly, which shows further the emotions of the bride and how the wedding didn't go to plan. This makes the audience sympaphise with the character even more, strengthening the bond between them. The canted angle furthermore shows how unstable the bride is and that her life is ruined, and she cannot deal with the negative effects that the past has had on her. From realising this, the audience feel sorry for the bride and can infer what is to follow, referring to the deaths. This is conventional to the thriller genre as the brides feelings are openly shown to the audience, causing the bond between them to develop.

A mid shot will be used as the bride is looking through the hand made wedding book. The shot focuses on the book, and shows how important the wedding was to the killer, and how everything was ruined/destroyed. This helps the audience to understand her negative emotions and emphasise with her and realise the negative effects as her mental state deteriorates. The bride has suffered, and she flicks through the wedding book, which causes the atmosphere to become tense and full of suspense as we wonder what will happen next. The bride crosses off wedding guests faces, and the audience infer that she has killed them or she is planning on taking out her revenge on them. This is conventional to the thriller genre as the shot shows the audience the bride's plotting/scheming, foreshadowing what is yet to come causing suspense and shock.

To conclude, from this planning my sequence is more effective as the shots and angles used makes the audience feel certain negative emotions, which is typical of the thriller genre. This further shows that the audience would be engaged with the characters and narrative. From this planning, filming will run more smoothly as the group know how we want certain scenes to look and what emotion it causes. All of the shots used such as hand held and extreme close up are suitable for our thriller sequence and are conventional to the thriller genre.