Canted Shot - Thriller - Dilys

In the opening of our thriller we decided that it was very important to show that the character Chantelle is badly traumatized by her past and that she is confused, leading her to walk to the cliff edge and want to end her life. The opening has Chantelle visiting a grave and a few flashbacks to show her troubled past, however we still did not think that Chantelle's distraught and disorientated feelings were being conveyed.


So we decided to take a risk and use a shot not normally used in films, a canted shot. We thought that it would be the perfect way to show how effected Chantelle is as the shot makes the audience feel distorted because of the slanting horizon. We also thought the shot would be effective as it would help the audience connect with the character and how she is feeling and therefore empathize with her. 




In the shot, the sea line slants across diagonally from the right and the cliff edge slants diagonally across from the left. The effect here is that the character and the audience are left feeling unsettled and nervous, on the edge of a cliff.