Camera angles and shots (Thea)

I have been looking at use of camera and shots for our production.
As we are using handheld POV shots for when the protagonist see's blood on his hand I thought it was useful to look at the film 'cloverfield' as it is shot using hand held camera and many POV shots.

The continous use of hand held camera makes the audience feel confused and sometimes dizzy (and even sick! as I did when trying to watch this film!). However, the good effect of this use of camera shot is that the audience is mainly limited to the view that the person holding the camera has. This is also effective when trying to portray unrealistic events due to the fact it makes the audience feel as though they are witnessing these events first hand even though they are not.
The quick editing starting at 0:48 is really effective for drawing the audience into the scene as they are unsure of what they have seen and are keen to find out the full picture.
The change in the lighting is especially effective as the audience is not always able to get a clear picture of the events which makes the scene more interesting.
The camera going in and out of focus is great for confusing the viewer and creating a feeling of uneasiness and amateurness to the clip.

Some of these techniques will be effective to use within our POV shots from the protagonists viewpoint. The blurring and lack of focus will help to display how confused and un-focused he feels during the situation. The fast editing technique will be excellent to reflect the urgency that the storyline has.