Camera Angles

As part of my research, I thought that it was important to recap on camera angles and specifically the camera angles that we wish to use and what effect these have. 

This is a long shot, this allows the audience to see the whole body of the character. If the subject is alone in the shot, this could show vulnerability as it emphasises the isolation of the character. A long shot can also be at the beginning of a film, trailer or tv show of a building, which shows a place or building. This is also known as an establishing shot. These establishing shots normally have a static camera, as a movement would make the audience remember that they are watching a movie, while the point of an establishing shot is for believably. 

A high angle shot is used to show vulnerability to the character. It shows the audience literally looking down on them, which gives the audience a feeling of power over the character and makes the character look a lot smaller. This not only shows the dominance that the audience has over the character, but also the dominance other characters have over the character, when these types of shots are used in a shot reverse shot. 

This is a low angle shot. The camera is positioned below the character, which makes the character look taller. It also positions the audience below the character, making them feel vulnerable and at a lower status then the character. It also doesn't just place the audience, but it also shows the hierarchy in the relationship between characters also, shown through editing like shot reverse shots.

This is an over the shoulder shot, as it literally shows a shot that is over a character's shoulder. This could show a conversation between two characters, or more. It could also show the reactions characters have to one another. During a conversation it these shots are generally edited as shot reverse shots to show each of the character's faces during the conversation.

This is a profile shot, where you only see on side of the body of the character. This evokes some sort of mystery within the character as you don't get to see all of the character, and therefore reflects that you don't get to see all of the character's personality. 

In conclusion, this piece of research has been very useful. Although I haven't looked at all of the shots that could be used within a film, it has allowed me to recap the basic and most important shots that we would need to use in our film and what these shots evoke.