The key part to any film is the Cinematography, if the shots don't look right then the film won't look as good as the directors hope. The Cinematography within Horror films can be easily recognised by audiences as they has become so commonly used and are conventions of that genre.
The most common shot in Horror films is an "Extreme Close-Up" this is used to show the characters emotions through the use of Cinematography. Whether its the Protagonist or Antagonist, the Extreme Close-Up allows the audience to connect with the characters in either a positive or negative way depending on the character. It allows the audience to feel sympathy for the Protagonist as they're often the one who are trying to escape, it also allows the audience to sometimes the Antagonist's psychotic nature from the evil and fear they're projecting through the facial expressions.
Another shot is the "Low Angle-Shot" this is used to make the audience feel intimidated almost as if they're in the shoes of the Protagonist, being chased and hunted down. This is again used so the audience sympathises with the Protagonist and feels what they're feeling.
"Long Shots" are used to set the location for the film and are usually used to show the isolated location that the characters are trapped in, this again is another technique used so that the audience sympathises with the characters but to also create a sense of fear of large, empty, open spaces.
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