This document provides information about the cinematography, shots, angles, and framing used in the film version of the musical Rent. It includes a description of the plot, director, writers, and main cast. Examples are given of different shot types used, including long shots showing multiple characters, midshots, full shots, close-ups, and extreme close-ups. Camera angles discussed include bird's eye view, high-level eye angle, eye-level, and low angles.

1. CINEMATOGRAPHY
CAMERA
SHOTS/ANGLES/FRAMING/COMPOSI
TION
RENT

2. This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award
winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village of
New York City struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the
impacts they have on America.
Director: Chris Columbus
Writers: Stephen Chbosky (screenplay), Jonathan Larson
(book)
Stars: Taye Diggs as benjamin , Wilson Jermaine Heredia
as Angel, Rosario Dawson as mimi , Anthony Rapp as
Mark , Adam Pascal as roger, Idina Manzel as maureen ,
Tracy Thoms as joanne , Jesse .L. Marin as tom.

3. Camera
Shots

4. The opening scene is a long shot of 8 main
characters(from left: Mark, Angel, Joanne,
Roger, Tom, Maureen, Benjamin and Mimi) of
the film with spot lights on the stage singing.
They are all at the bottom third of the frame.

5. This is a midshot of the character(s).
Contains character(s) walking on the street,
shot from head to the waist.(from left:
Joanne, Mark and Maureen)

6. This is a full shot of the character(s), Full shot is used
mainly so that the audience can take note of
characters costume, it also show clear relationship
between them, here you can see angel is wearing
father charismas costume dancing on stool and sofa
while mark and roger watching with keen interest.

7. Close-up contain one character face, close-up
shows actor emotions to the audience. In
this shot mark was sad and angry because,
they just buried angel and there was an
argument between the 8 friends.

8. This is a extreme close-up of mimi singing, here
you can see her teeth, tongue even the saliva in
her mouth. Extreme close-up shots makes the
audiences get closer to the character(s) as if
they are looking at them face to face.

9. Camera
Angles

10. A bird eye angles is an angle that look
directly below a scene.

11. High level eye angle: In this shot,
camera is looking down on characters
during arguments after the burial of
angel.

12. Eye level shots puts the audience on
the same level as the characters

13. Low angle:- This camera angle looks
up at a character(s).it gives the
character(s) a domineering figure.