Types of Cinematography: Used in Openings
In this blog post I will look at 2 films: Clue and Knives Out. With these films I will give shots that were used in both films. This will help me be able to follow the genre and will work as inspiration.
The Establishing Shot:
Clue the movie (1985)
Knives Out (2019)
Both of these films use an establishing shot to give the setting of where the majority or the entire story is. Along with that the camera both uses a camera high angle shot to make the majority of the still. This creates a feeling, of scale. These images also show the wealth of who got murdered. That wealth can either connection or disconnect. This connection gives us how we are able to give the idea how the film is going to lay out.
Tracking shot:
Knives Out 2019
These films usually follow the servant esc character (butler/maid) using a tracking shot. Even though these scenes have cuts in between the tracking shots. With the camera always/majority of the time use the Rules of thirds. These 2 scenes differ with the portrayals. The butler is more directly important to the story with us following the side of him, able to see his face, and reactions. Compared to the maid she finds the catalyst as we follow her to it. For knives out it is more important to know the setting than her as a character right now.
Why is this important?
With these 2 shots I gain a better understanding of the genre. Along with that, for my film I want to and am going to implement these two types of shots in the film, so we are able to follow the genre.
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