A very large percentage of our thriller opening sequence is going to be the woman climbing the car-park staircase. In order to make sure the video is interesting throughout I will have to try and make a fairly tedious sequence worth watching. Therefore I looked into some other films that tried to do the same.
The first example is one of the most famous stair sequences from Alfred Hitchcock's 'Vertigo'. By using 'the vertigo effect' down the centre of the staircase, the film effectively portrays how far up the character is whilst also unsettling the audience. This technique is done by zooming and pulling the camera back at the same time.
Another good sequence for stair shots is in Casino Royale. The sequence uses a lot of tight, high and low angle shots creating a sense of the height, chlostrophobia and steepness. Again this sequence uses a shot straight down the middle of the stairwell, a shot I would like to try as it looks quite good as well as giving the audience a sense of scale.
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