The document discusses different camera techniques used in drug-related films like Trainspotting and Requiem for a Dream to portray the effects of drugs on characters. These techniques include point-of-view shots, quick editing, fish-eye lenses, close-ups of facial expressions, high and low angle shots, and settings that look old, dirty and dark. The document analyzes how each technique aims to make the audience feel confused, disoriented, afraid or immersed in the character's perspective to depict the drug experience. It suggests using several of these techniques in flashesbacks and scenes for a new film being made to set the tone and portray similar feelings and experiences.

1. In other drug related movies such as Traffic and Trainspotting, when the actors
take drugs the shot used is a point of view shot. This will be used when we do our
flashbacks in our movie so the audience feels like they are seeing everything
through the actor (druggies) eyes and they can feel how they would think the
actor would feel.

2. The shots used here for the drug related films
‘Requiem for a dream’ and ‘Trainspotter’ were
all different but gave the similar kind of feel and
tone.
The editing used for the first shot was the fish
eye effect. This was done to show the audience
what the effect of drugs was from the actors
point of view it gave a feel of hallucinations and
illusions.
The second shot was a point of view shot but it
was distorted and the camera was not still it
moved around the room shaking etc. this made
the audience feel what the actor was feeling
confused, afraid, can’t see or think straight etc.
and the quick shot change editing portrays this
quick stressed feel. The third shot also does the
same as the actress is running but looks
alienated and small.
The fourth shot is a close up shot of the actor
and he looks tired, confused, distraught etc.
These shots gave us idea’s of how the feel and
tone of drug use are portrayed through camera
shots and editing.

3. In this scene the shots used were low
angle shots, point of view shots
followed by high angle shots. They
were all edited together quickly to
confuse the audience and give the feel
of the effects of drugs, quick, not
stable, afraid etc.

4. These shots used in ‘Pure’ are all close ups or
extreme close ups. They emphasise the actors
facial expressions and show us how they are
feeling etc. We will be using this at the
beginning of our film to create the mood of
fear and confusion when filming our
victim, this will be to set the tone so the
audience knows what kind of movie it will be.

5. These two shots are ‘over the
shoulder shots’ using the editing
of shot reverse shot. However
when looking at them, the shots
are high angle and low angle. We
will be using this technique in
our film to show who is in
power, control. The high angle
shot will be used to look down
on the victim so the victim looks
isolated and the low angle shot
will be used to look up at the
gangster to show his dominance
and portray the feeling of fear
from the victims point of view.

6. The mise-en-scene used for the movie
Trainspotter, and Pure are old, dirty houses
or alleyways that have not been
cleaned, do not have luxuries items in them
and look dark and dull. This gives that dirty
scary feeling so we will be using this kind of
idea in our movie to conform to the
stereotype that druggies are
dirty, homeless etc.