Describe
your shot and identify in what way it could be described as representing your
chosen genre.
This is a very long shot of a man in a dark corridor. Our chosen genre was horror-mystery, which I feel this photo represents very well. The positioning of the shot creates a more sinister effect, as the sidewall takes up the majority of the frame, showing the silhouette of the person at the end of the corridor, making the corridor appear longer. This framing may also be because the man is going to move into the space and walk towards the camera. This is a point of view shot, putting the viewer right into the story, making it seem more realistic to the audience. The posing of the man is very relaxed, considering the unusual and scary setting, he should be looking panicked or lost, and therefore creating the sense that maybe he’s a villain within the story. The low-key lighting and strong use of shadows were purposeful, as they add to the eerie and mysterious atmosphere because the viewer is oblivious as to what he looks like or whether this man is dangerous. The very little artificial light that shows what is there gives away very little clues about the story. Lastly the grainy effect on the photograph makes the audience feel disorientated and scared because they can’t see much within the frame.
This is a very long shot of a man in a dark corridor. Our chosen genre was horror-mystery, which I feel this photo represents very well. The positioning of the shot creates a more sinister effect, as the sidewall takes up the majority of the frame, showing the silhouette of the person at the end of the corridor, making the corridor appear longer. This framing may also be because the man is going to move into the space and walk towards the camera. This is a point of view shot, putting the viewer right into the story, making it seem more realistic to the audience. The posing of the man is very relaxed, considering the unusual and scary setting, he should be looking panicked or lost, and therefore creating the sense that maybe he’s a villain within the story. The low-key lighting and strong use of shadows were purposeful, as they add to the eerie and mysterious atmosphere because the viewer is oblivious as to what he looks like or whether this man is dangerous. The very little artificial light that shows what is there gives away very little clues about the story. Lastly the grainy effect on the photograph makes the audience feel disorientated and scared because they can’t see much within the frame.
What did
you actually do to achieve this effect?
To achieve this effect our group found a dark corridor, with limited light, and tested out a few shots with flash and a few without. The shots without the flash were unsuccessful and some of the shots with the flash were average. We then experimented with the night vision setting on the camera, which gave us the grainy effect, making the photo appear as it was shot at night. We used the portable light to light the wall in the bottom right of the photo, which looked good because otherwise the photograph would have come out too dark.
To achieve this effect our group found a dark corridor, with limited light, and tested out a few shots with flash and a few without. The shots without the flash were unsuccessful and some of the shots with the flash were average. We then experimented with the night vision setting on the camera, which gave us the grainy effect, making the photo appear as it was shot at night. We used the portable light to light the wall in the bottom right of the photo, which looked good because otherwise the photograph would have come out too dark.
Identify
what is successful about your shot.
The shot was successful because it fit our genre of mystery-horror perfectly, as it contains many aspects of mystery through the shadows and aspects of horror through the setting and the man’s characteristics. The photo’s night vision effect was also successful, as it connoted the genre well, whereas a flash photo revealing the man’s face would have given the shot a completely different mood because then too much information would be revealed, removing the mystery from the shot.
The shot was successful because it fit our genre of mystery-horror perfectly, as it contains many aspects of mystery through the shadows and aspects of horror through the setting and the man’s characteristics. The photo’s night vision effect was also successful, as it connoted the genre well, whereas a flash photo revealing the man’s face would have given the shot a completely different mood because then too much information would be revealed, removing the mystery from the shot.
What would you do differently in
hindsight?
If I were to take this photo again, I would try out more of the effects and see if there was a way to reveal the man’s character more without giving too many clues away. I would also try to make the man central of the shot, in maybe a long shot instead of a very long shot, as the wall takes up slightly too much of the frame.
If I were to take this photo again, I would try out more of the effects and see if there was a way to reveal the man’s character more without giving too many clues away. I would also try to make the man central of the shot, in maybe a long shot instead of a very long shot, as the wall takes up slightly too much of the frame.
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