Genre Iconography - Camera Work and Special Effects
High Angle
These shots consist of the victim being attack usually from the eyes of the attacker. It is intended for the audience to feel as though we are looking down on the victim to denote ideas that they are powerless and the attacker has no mercy for them.
Low Angle
Low camera angles are used in horror to portray the killer as extremely powerful and above the victim both metaphorically and literally. These shots often go back and forth with high angles of the victim to give perspectives of both characters.
Close Up
Close ups in cinema are used to outline one's emotions in attempt for the audience to relate to them. In horror they typically are used to show a character's anger or fear during a pivotal part of the plot.
Extreme Close Up
Particularly in horror, extreme close ups are used to give undivided attention to a character's particular body part to connote emotion (usually eyes, the mouth, hands and feet).
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