Cinematography is an important part of any film, short or not, and can make a film visually interesting and engaging or static and boring. Due to this we decided to look closely at how Cinematography can be used effectively in order to enhance our film. We knew that some our locations would be visually stimulating and interesting for the audience and wanted to capitalise on that by using a variety of long shots and wide shots to expose the scenery around our central characters. This is in particular reference to scenes at South Weald Park and Shoeburyness which are large, interesting and dynamic landscapes and needed to be properly exposed.
We also knew that in order for the emotion of our protagonists to be captured, in particular Renaud in the graveyard scene, we would have to use close ups of his face in order to understand his emotional state as there is no dialogue in this scene. Also this is shown with a close up of Renaud in the bedroom, and through his non verbal communication the audience can clearly understand the mental state of that character.
After working the previous year on making an opening to a thriller film, we also knew the effectiveness of low and high angle shots in determining the importance of a character. We also knew that it these high and low angle shots, as well as
tracking shots that make a film much more interesting and engaging because the audience is always stimulated by different angles and shots. We decided that when opportunity allowed, we would shoot with high and low angles, as well as other shots in order to maintain the audiences interest.
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