Sunday, 25 September 2011

Camera angles practise shots

High angle (insignificance / vulnerability)



 Long shot (Establishing location)

Medium Close up (usually allowing audience to identify with character's emotions):close up (bring focus to object) :
 Extreme close up (normally utilised to closely identify with character or action. Often used to symbolised horror in a thriller film i.e. the close up of Marion Crane's dead eye in 'Psycho'): 

Tilt (Confusion/ disorientation/nightmare)
 Bird's eye view (Adds to audience appeal giving the audience a different view of the action):


Worm's eye view (Often used to indicate fear - audience view events from a character's vulnerable perspective):

Low angle (Power/status/menace) :























Over the shoulder (Somebody following person/ placing audience in position of character):