High Angle Shot – a shot where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle to make the subject seem vulnerable or powerless.

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Low Angle Shot – a shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, looking up to make the subject look strong and powerful.

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Eye-Level Shot – a shot where the camera is positioned directly at a character’s eye level to give the viewer a familiar perspective.

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Bird’s-Eye View – a shot looking directly down on the subject to give an establishing shot of a scene.

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Worm’s-Eye View – a shot that is looking up from the ground, to give the viewer the feeling that they are looking up at the character from way below.

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Dutch Tilt – a camera shot with a tilted perspective to make the viewers feel uneasy.

Diegetic- Third person

intra-diegetic- First person

Extra-diegetic- Second person

High Angle:

A high angle shot is used to diminish/belittle or show who or what is being faced/challenged with a higher power. A good example of this shot being used is in The Avengers(2012,Joss Whedon), at the start of the final fight scene of the movie where aliens are invading New York City under the influence of Loki the avengers are faced with an army much greater than theirs so they take a minute to prepare and comprehend the task which is being asked of them, to protect. Meanwhile the camera angle is looking down upon the 6 which indicates to the viewer that the invaders are much more powerful than them and they are overwhelmed.

Dutch Angle:

The Dutch or canted angle is used to show a sense of unease, it shows something is off in the scene. It can also be used to emphasise a sense of speed, so in a running scene, a car chase scene e.g. In the Action movie Free Guy(2021, Shawn Levy) the dutch angle is used very well in a scene where the protagonist ‘Guy’ breaks the games programming by simply asking for a different coffee than the one every NPC in the game is programmed to ask for, so the camera zooms in on the barista as she tries to correct him and ask what Guy is asking for, Using the dutch angle in this scene emphasises the barista’s sense of turmoil and indicates to the viewer that Guy is the only NPC like him.

Low Angle:

A low angle shot, the opposite of a high angle shot, is quite similar to a high angle shot in the sense that a low angle is used to show what characters are in power, for example in the well performing box office film The Avengers(2012, Joss Whedon) a low angle shot is used to display the six avengers have overpowered the antagonist ‘Loki’ and his army he came to invade NYC with. Furthermore, the shot shows an intra-diegetic view of Loki’s perspective of the six, by doing this it communicates the idea that the avengers are no longer asking him to surrender but are forcing him to.

Give an examples of where at least 3 of these shots were used in a film that you watched and explain the effect on you as a viewer.

Eye Level shot–

The shoulder level shot-

Low angle shot-

high angle shot

Using a high angle shot on a character can make the character seem vulnerable and weak as the audience is looking down at the character and they are looking up.

low angle shot

Using a low angle shot on a character or characters can make them seem more powerful and strong because the audience has to physically look up to the characters, this is an opposite shot to the low angle shot and they have opposite effects on the audience.

birds eye view

This is an angle from directly above the characters and can show the entire background, This angle can also make the characters look small and insignificant

worms eye view

this angle is positioned below a character and makes the audience have too look up to the characters, this is similar to the low shot but more extreme, this angle can make the character look strong and powerful.

dutch tilt

This angle in a film can be a bit disorientating and can make the audience feel as if something isnt right, this angle is made by positioning the camera on a tilt instead of straight.

diegetic perspective (third person) – audience see whats being emphasised in a scene ie props, characters, proxemics in relation to a setting and how these aspects set a mood for a scene.

intra diegetic perspective examples in film (first person) – the audience is put into perspective of a character or object so they feel like they’re part of the action. point of view shot, subjective camera.

extra diegetic perspective examples in film (second person) – the actor is looking down the camera to speak directly to an audience therefore breaking the fourth wall

Communicators – They are able to communicate and understand different ideas.

Reflective – They look over their work, reflecting in order to improve if possible.

Risk takers – They step out their comfort zone and create something new to them.

Open-minded – They take in all different perspectives and they’re open to different ideas.

Knowledgeable – They understand the subject of what they are filming and how to film it the way they want.

Principled – They always have good intentions.

Caring – Do not promote anything dangerous or offensive.

Thinkers – Usually come up with original and creative ideas.

Inquirers – They make the audience question topics.

Balanced – They have a balanced mind. They don’t focus on just one topic at a time, always thinking about the whole production.

Performance art– a time-based art form that typically features a live presentation to an audience or to onlookers (as on a street).

Representational arts – depend on the established codes and conventions of language such as paintings or poems. For example the Mona Lisa.

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.

FILM– BLADERUNNER (SCOTT 1982)

PREFERENCE– 4/10, The reason I’m giving Bladerunner a considerably low score as I found it hard to follow in story, some factors of were made too complicated and lost my interest. Although I really enjoyed the cinematography and mise-en-scene of the film, the long shots of the world they created.

MEMORABLE SCENE-

FILM ELEMENT FOCUS- mise-en-scene

cinematography

noun:

the art of photography and camerawork in film-making.

“home movie footage with superb cinematography”

(source – google dictionary (in association with Oxford Languages))

cinematographer

noun: 

a person who oversees or directs photography and camerawork in film-making, especially one who operates the camera.

“the film has been shot by an award-winning cinematographer”

(source – google dictionary (in association with Oxford Languages)