Camera shots for horror/thriller genres



I believe these to be some useful tips for the shots we might want to use for our short moving image piece. These are just basic shots which cannot miss in thriller or horror films. 
What I believe to be essential for our piece is the tracking shot (as for the stalking scene), over the shoulder shot, point of view shots and, of course close ups.
















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