a level media micro elements, camera shots

1. Micro Elements
Film - Beauty and the Beast (1991)

2. Extreme long shot
Extreme longshot
showing the Beast’s
castle from a long
way away. It shows
how extraordinary
the castle is
despite being a
long way away. It
is also setting the
the scene to an
iconic fairytale.

3. Long shot
The long shot
focuses on a stain
glass window, the
window itself is
telling the
prologue to the
story.

4. Medium shot
Medium shot
focuses on a
single
character. Here
the focus is on
the villain
Gaston. He is
shown to be
very masculine,
and vain.

5. Close up
Close up
focusing on the
characters
emotion. Here
it used for
sympathy
towards Belle.
We are focused
on her tear and
the fact her
eyes are shut
and eyebrows
are frowned.

6. Extreme closeup
The extreme
closeup focuses
on the facial
features of
beast.
Especially his
blue eyes which
look human like.
The extreme
close up of his
angered
expression,
exagerates his
furry.

7. Over the Shoulder shot
Over Shoulder shot
used when two
people have a
conversation.
Belle’s lines are
more important at
this time in the
conversation which
is why she is
shown on screen.
However gaston is
shown to be
invaded her space
in the shot which
could suggest he
is more dominant.

8. Two shot
Two shot
captures two
characters in
the scene. This
scene features
Belle and Prince
Adam lost in
each other’s
eyes, in love.

9. Eye Level angle
Eye level shot
makes it appear
as though the
beast is
looking
directly add
us. He is
looking at the
mirror pulling
a face which
suggests he is
disgusted with
his own
reflection.

10. Bird eye view
Bird’s eye view
of Belle and the
Beast dancing.
Birds eye view
establishes the
landscape and
the characters
relationship
with it. In this
case we are
shown the
ballroom and it
is clearly owned
by the couple in
the shot.

11. Low angle
Low angle
creates the
impression
that are
being looked
down upon.
In this case
it makes the
Beast appear
dominant and
superior.

12. High angle
Low angle is used
to make the
audience feel as
though they are
looking down on
the subject. Here
Mrs.Potts and
Chip are looked
down upon as they
talk to Belle who
is a human, they
want to be human
again and so
Belle is a
inspiration for
them

13. Zoom
Zoom is used to support the phrase “in a far away land” it
shows how far away the castle is. It also looks like we are
travelling through the forest. The zoom is slow to fit with
the music.

14. Pan
Pan is used to
follow the
subject without
moving the
tripod. In this
scene the
camera follows
Lumiere as he
collects a
match stick.

15. 360 Camera rotation
The camera rotates round Belle and the Beast in this iconic
ball dance scene, this is done to emphasise the grandeur of
the film. This also was revolutionary in the animation
studios.

16. Tilt
A tilt is when the camera is still but the As Prince Adam
gets up, the camera tilts to show him rising.

17. Tracking and Dolly
Tracking is when the camera is
mounted onto a cart and moves
along tracks for a smooth
effective shot. The camera
moves along the subject.
Dolly is a wheeled cart
which is used to create a
smooth camera shot. The
dolly is pulled back and
forth manually. The dolly
tracks the movement of the
subject.