Monday, 23 September 2013

Practise Camera Angle Shots

Rule Of Thirds - eye of the viewer naturally falls to the right hand side, fitting into where tara is sitting. Used in thrillers to draw attention to character, and to then become aware of the empty space around them.


Birds Eye shot - used to give the viewer a different perspective of what is happening.


Extreme Close Up - often used to show emotion through eyes and face, popular in thrillers.


High Angle - makes character look smaller in comparison to surroundings, gives off a sense of vulnerability.


Long - used to show setting


Low Angle - makes character look larger in comparison to surroundings, shows power / status




Over Shoulder - gives sense of angle to viewer, enabling them to see more, also used in thrillers to make it seem like someone is following the character


Point Of View - gives viewer a different perspective, here for example, the point of view of the character. Audience sees exactly what character sees.




Tilt- commonly used in thrillers to create confusion to the viewer


Medium Close Up- useful for showing facial expressions and emotions

Worms Eye - seeing action from different perspective, adds tension as there is limited vision.


 Close Up - shows character, and good for showing emotion / facial expression

2 comments:

  1. Your photographs are excellently composed and I like the tint you have used. The point of view shot is very clever with the finger on the newspaper, it also suggests mystery because the identity of the reader is not revealed. This would make an excellent shot for the opening of a thriller film, particularly if you had blood dripping onto the newspaper. This would immediately establish genre and enigma.

    Well done Phoebe.

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  2. Phoebe you have still not completed your questionnaire. This is a requirement of the course and was due 2 weeks ago. Could you please upload without delay.

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