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The Language of Film. Film 2 Day 1: Camera Angles Mrs. Kelly Brown Rio Seco. Lesson Outcome:. Understand that the positioning of the camera can create and change the meaning of the scene. Angles. Where the camera will be placed in relation to the subject. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Language of Film
Film 2 Day 1: Camera AnglesMrs. Kelly Brown
Rio Seco
Lesson Outcome:
• Understand that the positioning of the camera can create and change the meaning of the scene
Angles
• Where the camera will be placed in relation to the subject.
• Low-angle, high-angle, and eye-level.
Another thing you should consider when observingA frame is the angle or camera position.
Was the frame shot from high above looking down?
(a high angle shot)
Was it shot at eye level (straight on)?
Was it shot from a low angle (the camera is below its subject) ?
High Angle
• Opposite effect of low angle
• Camera is above the subject of the shot.
• Subjects appear much weaker, smaller, and powerless.
A frame shot from a high angle is often referred to as God’s eye view because it suggests that ‘someone’ is observing the characters. It can suggest danger and helplessness. These are high angel shots.
300 2006
COMPOSITION OF THE FRAME
Camera Angles High angle
Psycho (Hitchcock)
Apocalypto 2007-High Angel Shot
The Fountain 2007 High Angel Shot
High Angel Shots
COMPOSITION OF THE FRAME
Camera Angles Low angle
Low Angle
• Creates the effect of making the subject more significant, dominating, powerful, and in control.
• Important for creating stronger characters in your movies.
A frame shot from a low angle makes the subject seem larger. These are low angel shots being that the camera is below the subject.
The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946
Citizen Kane 1941
The Dark Knight 2008-Low Angel Shot
Inglorious Basterds 2009- Low Angel Shot
A character that seems larger than another in a frame is usually the dominant character.
From Double Indemnity 1944
From Rebecca
1940
From Gone with the Wind1939
From Letter from an Unknown Woman 1948
High Angle or Low Angle Shot?
Vertigo, Alfred Hitchcock, 1958
Eye Level Angle
• The usual approach in filmmaking.
• The camera is at the same level as the subject of the shot.
• “Neutral shot”
COMPOSITION OF THE FRAME
Camera Angles Eye-level or Straight onRebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)
The Departed 2006-Eye Level Shot
Eye-level Shots