Cinematography is actually the art of photography and camerawork in film-making. Its how shots are taken and in what way.
In thrillers they are used to help the viewer/audience to focus and put highlight certain parts of the film. This is done by using different shots and camera angles to create a sense of this, rather than just highlighting it.
Low-angle shots are used to show that the character shown is of a certain high power and has some sense of authority or superiority.
High angle shots are used to show when characters are in a weak defenceless state, and they are not in a position in superiority.
Close-ups and extreme close-ups on characters or items are used to highlight certain things and highlight emotions of characters so the audience can connect and fully understand how the character must feel or be thinking.
Medium shots are a all-purpose shot. Medium shots are used for dialogue sequences, and they allow the viewer to pick up on the character's movements and gestures. But they are also used for actions scenes and ohter scenes of that sort too convey whats happening on the screen to the audience effectively.
Long shots are very similar to medium shots but they are taken from as much as a quarter of a mile away, and are generally used to establish an exterior, like the outside of a building, or a landscape, and is often used to show scenes of action like in a war film or disaster movie.
Deep focus shots are where the image in the foreground is focused on top of the blurred background for the audience this draws their attentions to specific details, which are important.
Establishing shots are shots where long or extreme-long shots are taken at the beginning of a scene indicating where, and sometimes when, the scene takes place.
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