Slanted angle: This is where the camera tilts around the subject. It is often used in horror films to create tension and disorientation; it is mostly used in dramatic scenes to draw the user in and creates distortion to the scene. This is a slanted angle from the trailer of ‘Cloverfield’.
Establishing shot: This is when the setting fills up the frame, it is mostly used in the beginning of a scene to emphasize the setting, for example if there is a haunted house in the movie, an establishing shot would show the house at the beginning to build tension and draw the audience into the set. These are two establishing shots from the trailer ‘Scream 4’.
Close up or extreme close up: This is when the camera closes up on the subject, it is used in horror films to make the audience feel uncomfortable as to get so close to a someone’s face is unnatural. The shot on the left is a close up from the trailer ‘Piranha 3D’ and the shot on the right is an extreme close up shot from the trailer of ‘Insidious’.
Point of view: This is when the camera is from someone’s point of view, the camera can see exactly what they see. This is mostly used in horror films to show a suspicious character up to something or in chase scenes from the victim’s point of view. For instance this is a POV shot from the trailer of ‘Cloverfield’.
Pan: This is when the camera moves left to right, or right to left following a subject. This is used in horror movies when a suspicious character comes into play, the camera follows the character to emphasize on his part in the movie. Moreover it is used in chase scenes to follow the victim as he is trying to get away.
Hand-held: This produces a jerky movement which creates a sense of reality in the scenes. Furthermore horror movies use it to create chaos in the scenes; it is especially used in chase scenes. A good example of this is the film ‘Cloverfield’ which was shot entirely with a hand held camera.
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