In a drama an editor may use a wide shot to start a scene to show the distance (physically and emotionally) between characters. an editor may shorten shots as the drama meets its peak, wide shot to medium shot to close up, the closer the shot the more emotion will be seen in the characters.
In an action or adventure film the editor may need to keep switching between wider shots which establish where the characters are as well as it covers a lot of the action that is going on to close ups on certain characters as it gives more details on action points as well as showing emotions that characters are going through as the action unfolds (wide production values shots to close coverage).
In a horror film the editor will use long shots over a longer period of time where there is minimal movement with occasional close ups on characters faces to show their emotions as the scene builds up, the longer the scene the more stillness is created and the more the audience anticipates something bad to happen or something to go wrong giving the audience more to fear adding to the immense tension of a horror scene.
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