Shoulder Angle + Low Angle: Creates tension and shows who has more power in the scene
Eye-Level: Gives a childlike view and allows the viewer to immerse themselves in the film
High-Angle: Allows us to see the whole room and looks down on the character which shows how defenceless he is in this situation
| Name of Shot | Description of Shot in Relation to the Subject | Use in Storytelling |
|---|---|---|
| Extreme Close-Up [XCU] | Part of their Face ie: eyes take up the frame | Gets inside of a character |
| Close Up [CU] | Whole face takes up the frame | Reveals character’s emotional state |
| Medium Close-Up [MCU] | Head and Shoulders in frame | Reveals a characters emotional state and shows the background |
| Low Angle Shot [LA]/High angle Shot [HA] | Looks down on the character Looks up on the character | Represents characters status/how much power they have |
| Extreme Long Shot [XLS] | Only scenery visible can’t make out individual people | Used as an establishing shot |
| Medium Shot [MS] | 1 or 2 subjects in frame from waist height sometimes taken from ‘over the shoulder’ of one of the characters [OSS] | Often used as a master shot/2 shot/shot-reverse for conversations |
| Pan/Tilt | Character moves whilst staying in the same place [their eyes are moving] | Mimics a static character looking round a scene |
| Track [On a dolly, Steadicam or handheld] | Camera follows a subject by moving along with them | Intra-diegetic – brings the audience into the scene |
Diegetic Gaze [3rd Person]: The Platform [2019] allows the viewer to question the system that the characters have been placed in whilst still being engaged in the plot.
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Intra-Diegetic Gaze [1st Person]: Rec [2007] uses the ‘found footage’ genre to allow the viewer to fully immerse themselves in the film and feel as though they are interacting with the characters instead of just watching the scenes play out in front of them.
![REC] & [REC] 2 — Cult Projections](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50d144f6e4b05aff8e5b9c8c/1539732216363-G0ESRAQVVJ3ZQXAUJOMB/rec-09.jpg)
Extra-Diegetic Gaze [2nd Person]: Deadpool [2016] uses a lot of 4th wall breaks which adds comedic elements to the film and involves the viewer in the world.
| Film | Preference [_/10] | Memorable Scene | Film Element Focus |
| Bladerunner [Scott, 1982] | 6.5/10 | Roy and Deckard’s fight in the bathroom | Mise-En-Scene |
The Performance Arts: Happens in real time such as live theatre i.e: Broadway shows
The Representational Arts: Conveys information about the subject to the observer by through literature and pictures such as comic books, manga and story books
The Recording Arts: Provides a direct path between the subject and the observer but are more direct than representational arts such as music and film
These categories can be blurred together due to the technological advances that humanity has made. A good example of this would be ‘Heathers’.
It was originally a film that got turned into a musical and later on into a tv show. This blurred the boundaries between the 3 different types of art as it’s been changed form a screenplay into a live action piece therefore mixing both the recording arts and the performance arts.
Mise-en-scene: A term used to describe the setting in a play or film. It refers to everything placed in front of the camera, including people.
– Masterclass.com
The top box office films in 2018 all have got huge fanbases and are well known as a lot of them are a part of a franchise.
Due to this, most of them have a huge budget which allows more advertisements to be produced, causing more people to become aware of the film and therefore feel more inclined to watch them, expecting the film to be of good quality.
Along with this a lot of the films are family friendly which makes more people watch them as there’s little to no age restriction on most the films, animated films especially sell more tickets as parents go with their kids [double the tickets].
| Films | Art Film | Mainstream Film | Historically Significant Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Seventh Samurai | ✔ | ||
| Love, Simon | ✔ | ||
| Toy Story | ✔ | ||
| A Bugs Life | ✔ | ||
| The Shape of Water | ✔ | ||
| The Wizard of Oz | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Deadpool 2 | ✔ | ||
| The Breakfast Club | ✔ | ||
| Battleship Potemkin | ✔ | ||
| Once Upon a Time in the West | ✔ | ||
| Submarine | ✔ | ||
| Fitzcarraldo | ✔ | ||
| Alphaville | ✔ | ||
| Manhattan | ✔ |
Communication: Being able to communicate ideas to one another such as themes, angles, lighting etc
Risk-Takers: Being able to challenge normal ideas and ways in order to create an interesting film/scene that doesn’t look the same as everything else
Knowledgeable: Knowing what is being produced [i.e: a horror film wouldn’t use bright lighting]
Caring: Thinking about the safety of actors and animals onset and making sure that no-one gets injured
Principled: Having respect for what is being filmed [i.e: if they’re filming about a specific culture, they won’t mock it]
Balanced: Understanding how different elements balance each other out
Thinkers: They need to be able to think of ways to get different shots and be able to modify/avoid things going wrong
Open-Minded: They need to be able to change things that make the actors/crew uncomfortable
Inquirers: Being able to question whether or not what’s being produced is effective or if there’s a better way to film something [i.e: would the it look better if the lights were dimmed?]
Reflective: Being able to look back on what’s been created and judging whether it’s of good quality
