Cinematography

In Chicken Run Mrs Tweedy is film from a low angle shot to portray her power over the chickens. This low angle shot portrays her a tall and makes her the evil character due to her facial expression. The chickens are relatively small compare to Mrs Tweedy. Close ups are also shown of Mrs Tweedy's face. This portrays the evil and malice on her face as she prepares to choose which chicken will meet their end (getting their head chopped off) There are also close ups of the chickens faces to portray their fear of her, as they see her as a tall and frightening. After Edwina has been killed, there are several close ups of Gingers (the main character) face. The close ups of her face portray her sadness and teary eyes as she has lost her friend.

In Wallace and Gromit, there is close ups on Gromits face in the scene where they brainwash the rabbits. There is a mixture of emotions like fear and disbelief. Also, the camera is still whilst focusing of Gromit who is a calm and sensible character and when the camera focuses on Wallace who is in the midst of the action, the camera is slight shaky and at different angles to represent chaos. Framed shots are used in Wallace and Gromit. These shots are used when Wallace and Gromit surround the cage containing Hutch (the rabbit that has been brainwashed). Wallace is half inside the cage with hutch and Gromit if on the outside of the cage looking sceptical. Once Wallace and Gromit leave , hutch shakes. This creates tension for the audience as to what is going to happen next.

In my own Horror Film opening I will use a range of close up shots of the protagonist characters to portray fear and a range of emotions in their faces. I will also use close up shots of the antagonists face to portray their evil and malice on their faces. I will also use low angle shots of the antagonist to represent how scary and tall they are compared to the protagonists. Lastly, I will also use framed shots in my Film Opening to give a feel of isolation to the protagonists of the Film Opening.