The cat creeps 1930

There are loads of different shots and camera movements in the cat creeps from 1930. In the beginning of the trailer the director has used a long shot to show the old lady’s body expressions, what I mean by this is that the director wants us to see that she is worried because she keeps shivering. This is the reason why the director has used a long shot to give us away the narrative from the beginning. Then in the next shot there is a close of the cat to show us how scary the cat is. The director has done to show all the fear in the cat’s eyes and to connote it with the tittle of the film which is the cat creeps. Then in the next shot is a long shot and a low angle to make us see everyone standing in the room. The low angle and the long shot tell us that they are having a conversation. The low angle makes them look big and serious, the producer wants us to see that they are having a serious conversation and they are talking about something big, that’s why the low angle is used.

In the next shot the cat creeps in the room and a high angle shot is used which makes the cat look small. Then long shot is used to show the man clearly running up the stairs, which means something serious has happened.  The director has made the man run up the stairs rather than him running down is because he wants to build tension in the audiences mind about the serious thing that happened. The text used on the shot builds more tension because it says “its secret hidden in the house” after the audience see this they would get more worried and this also creates enigma about what has happened. As soon as the man hits the top of the stairs the camera starts panning with the man, to tell us that something serious has happened.

When the man is talking to the girl, a mid-shot has been used to show clearly what their conversation is about. Then in the next shot starts off with a mid-shot but ends with a long shot to show us how scared she is when she sees a cat, then again it changes to a mid-shot to express all her expressions and her fear. When they are fighting a zoom shot is used to show us that they are fighting and how serious they are.  In the whole trailer the camera movements used are panning and crane, because it is a serious film these shots would be the best which witch would fit in with the scene.

The family man 2000

Since the time period change loads of things changed, such as the quality of the camera, the shots, what I mean by this is that in 1930 they would use loads of long shots and later on when the time period changes they started using more close ups and more mid shots.  In the family man loads of camera shots and camera movements are used. In the beginning they start off with a long shot which later on changes in to mid shots. The reason why mid shots are used is because they give a clear message of the narrative and the director wants us to notice and recognise the genre of the film rather than him telling us.

There are loads of shots where tilting and panning is used, the most famous panning is when someone looks at something then turns to look at something else and the camera moves with his eyes that’s the most famous shot. In this trailer when something is serious mid shots are close ups are used but when something is funny or enjoyment moment then there are loads of long shots to explain and tell us the excitement. For example when the man has the baby in his hand and he is spinning this is a happy moment that’s why the director has used a long shot to makes us feel the happiness as well. When he is serious so when he is lying on his bed thinking they have use a mid-shot to show us how serious he is.