Sunday 13 September 2015

Camera Angles

Medium Close Up (MCU)- 
A medium close up is used when trying to convey the emotion on a certain character's face, as is the same with any other close up shot. 


High Angle Shot-
A high angle shot is used to not only capture the emotion on a character's face, but also to make the audience use their own interpretation of why it was used. One way high angle shots are used is to make the character(s) involved seem smaller and thus, inferior. These slight inferences can help shape the time of the film. 


Long Shot (LS)- 
Th long shot is mainly used at the beginning of scenes, especially at the start of a film. The long shot helps set the scene and make the first impression on the mind of the audience. From here, characters inside of the long shot can be zoomed in on and introduced to the audience in some way. 


Over the shoulder shot-
The over the shoulder shot is used for multiple
Different reasons. One reason that an over the shoulder could be used is to show that the characters are engaging in a conversation win each other, making it easier for you to keep track of the dialogue. One other way could be that the director wants the audience to feel some sense of relatability as you can see from the characters point of view. Seeing the film from this angle makes the audience feel immersed in the film, as if they are, only Briefly, a part of it. 

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