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