blog on camerawork

Damien Crosby
Media Blog On Thriller Trailer
For my homework i have analyzed a thriller trailer and my task is to focus on one of the four aspects of the thriller; Camerawork.

The film i have chosen to analyze is 'Fight Club'(1999),starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. It is a Psychological thriller and the camerawork is vital to the production of the film, to scare and intensify the viewers senses. lots of quick snap shots are vital to the film, as the plot is linked to an underground fight club. the punches are felt by the viewer as cuts from punch to punch and close ups of the characters face are used to show the effects of the punch such as the blood and pain expressed by the character which is a good effect for a thriller which displays violence. there are also establishing shots used to show the 'human ring' in which is used to conceal the fighters. the camera is usually fixed , on a tripod and a lot of 180 degree rules are used to show the conversations between the two main characters. however some of the camerawork is handheld to show a shakey , slightly disorientating scene to the viewer, relating to the connotations of a thriller as it can fright or scare people, and also can relate to the actions of the character. as the film reaches a climax, there is a twist in the plot.the fight club become felons and the psychilogical barriers are broken as Edward Norton's Character cannot cope with the drama. he then becomes trapped in a state of fear and insomnia, and the closeups of his expressions can be understood by the viewer, putting them in a mindset simular to the characters.

Damien Crosby :)