Camera shots, angles and movements revision
- 1. CAMERA SHOTS AND ANGLES REVISION Birds eye view shot- This shot shows a scene from above. It’s usually used to present a location or a building to set the mood and to let the audience know about where the situation is taking place. This shot makes the audience feel more superior and advanced like God because we are watching the scene above from all the characters. Another example: High angle- This shot is taken from above as well but not so distant. This shot makes the object in the scene seem inferior and powerless. It again makes the audience more dominant and powerful over the object or the character. It could also portray the audiences opinion on the specific scene, the high angle shows the characters level of honesty which could show the audience frowning upon them. Another example: Long shot- portrays the actual size of an object. This corresponds with the real distance between the audience and the screen in a cinema or TV. The shot requires a full shot to show the humans entire body with the head at the top of the shot and feet at the bottom of the shot. Another example: Over the shoulder shot- This shot helps to establish the position of each person, and get the feel of looking at one person from the other's point of view. It's common to cut between these shots during a conversation, alternating the view between the different speakers. E.g. 1/3 frame- the characters or the object’s proxemics are placed in the corner of the shots to create a sense of being at the edge which could indicate ending a relationship or fragmented relationship between someone. The shot also helps to emphasise the objects as well as the background because there is enough space left for both. Low angle- Low angles are mainly used to give an effect of how small you are to the world. Low angles shots give a sense of powerlessness and makes you feel useful in the scene and this type of camera angle would be useful for short actors like Danny DeVito or Tom Cruise. An Oblique/Canted Angle- can be sometimes tilted which is used in many popular horror movies to indicate to the audience that the scene is unstable, or ‘something is going to go wrong’. This shot suggests the ‘point of view’ of a character