Steadicam

What is horror? Webster's Collegiate Dictionary gives the primary definition of horror as "a painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay." It stands to reason then that "horror fiction" is fiction that elicits those emotions in the reader. An example of a horror film is "The Shining", directed by Stanley Kubrick. Stanley Kubrick was a well-known director, producer, writer and cinematographer. His films comprised of unique, qualitative scenes that are still memorable but one iconic film in his collection

Tommy DeVito, and James Conway. Henry and Karen are the only characters that are followed throughout the film. On the whole, character development is kept to a minimum. For instance, many characters are introduced to the viewer during a walkthrough steadicam shot of a bar. Most of these characters will be seen later on in the film, but will only in the background of various scenes. The viewer may recognise these characters but they still know no more about them. Even with the main characters there are

The war film is a classic genre. Today, one has a wide variety of war films from which to choose. But after watching most of them one will find that they are all quite similar. The one thing that all these films have in common, even more so than the rather similar characters, is the way the camera is used to portray life in war and on the front line. This appears to be the most traditional and theatrical approach to portraying this subject, giving the audience what we think they want. Viewers ultimately

Cinematography has the potential to be so much more than just a means to tell a story. When applied correctly, cinematography has the capability of being like a work of art hanging in a museum. Cinematography is also able to give a depth and feeling to a film that would otherwise not be possible. While all movies must use a camera to merely exist, few professionals have mastered the skill and artistry that cinematography can become. Two cinematographers that I feel use the camera as a paint brush

“If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all,” remarks Kathy Selden about movies after first meeting silent film star Don Lockwood in the beginning of Singin’ in the Rain (Singin’ in the Rain 17:38). While Kathy was slightly off base when saying that all movies are the same, movies belonging to the same genre often do share certain conventions which author Bernard F. Dick discusses in his book Anatomy of Film and Tim Dirks confirms in his assessment of the genre for the American Movie Classics Company

work in the party scene is one of the key techniques that make this scene perfect. About half way through the scene, the joker places a knife to Rachel’s head, as he recalls his disturbing past. As the Joker tells Rachel the story of his scars, the Steadicam tracks around the pair, circling them and giving us full view to these characters. This type of camera movement is typically done to show that the character is observing the world around them yet here the cinematographer goes against conventions

One of my favorite scenes is from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Verbinski 2006) where Jack Sparrow runs from the cannibals. As the scene was shot on a beach, I would suspect that they used natural lighting and a light reflector to bounce some of the natural light onto the subject. In addition, I think that they used a reflector or two, and perhaps a fill light and a key light to light some of the shots on the ship. The camera appears to be handheld in the shots where the crew and Gibbs

The evolving elements of sound and camera movement are used to not only put the audience on alert, but to mirror Danny’s emotions as he and his family descend into madness. In the first scene Danny is being followed closely by the camera using a Steadicam rig, and is entirely void of any music or dialog. There is a rigged and noticeable difference of when Danny is on carpet or the hardwood floor, which gives a bothersome feeling. Danny

Introduction: Captivating and horrifying visuals flood Stanley Kubrik’s The Shining. Solace in the rockies may sound pleasant, but in The Shining, the beautiful Overlook Hotel becomes a nightmare. Jack Torrence, a recently recovered alcoholic and writer is in search of a big break to please his clients. He interviews for a job at the Overlook hotel as a groundskeeper in the winter months in which it is closed. He hopes that the solitude that the hotel brings is exactly whats he needs to succeed

discussing the battle narrative and varying characters’ perspectives especially in the sequences that we watched. We are participating in the film during this war sequence with the camera often on a track following behind the soldiers or with a Steadicam but the reality is a handheld shot like we are running in the woods like a solider or we are following the action. Other camera angles include single POV frames of soldiers and what they are experiencing at that moment. Especially when the battle