Micro Elements

Film - Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Extreme long shotExtreme longshot showing the Beast’s castle from a long way away. It shows how extraordinary the castle is despite being a long way away. It is also setting the the scene to an iconic fairytale.

Long shot

The long shot focuses on a stain glass window, the window itself is telling the prologue to the story.

Medium shot

Medium shot focuses on a single character. Here the focus is on the villain Gaston. He is shown to be very masculine, and vain.

Close up

Close up focusing on the characters emotion. Here it used for sympathy towards Belle. We are focused on her tear and the fact her eyes are shut and eyebrows are frowned.

Extreme closeup

The extreme closeup focuses on the facial features of beast. Especially his blue eyes which look human like. The extreme close up of his angered expression, exagerates his furry.

Over the Shoulder shotOver Shoulder shot used when two people have a conversation. Belle’s lines are more important at this time in the conversation which is why she is shown on screen. However gaston is shown to be invaded her space in the shot which could suggest he is more dominant.

Two shot

Two shot captures two characters in the scene. This scene features Belle and Prince Adam lost in each other’s eyes, in love.

Eye Level angle

Eye level shot makes it appear as though the beast is looking directly add us. He is looking at the mirror pulling a face which suggests he is disgusted with his own reflection.

Bird eye view

Bird’s eye view of Belle and the Beast dancing. Birds eye view establishes the landscape and the characters relationship with it. In this case we are shown the ballroom and it is clearly owned by the couple in the shot.

Low angle

Low angle creates the impression that are being looked down upon. In this case it makes the Beast appear dominant and superior.

High angle Low angle is used to make the audience feel as though they are looking down on the subject. Here Mrs.Potts and Chip are looked down upon as they talk to Belle who is a human, they want to be human again and so Belle is a inspiration for them

Zoom

Zoom is used to support the phrase “in a far away land” it shows how far away the castle is. It also looks like we are travelling through the forest. The zoom is slow to fit with the music.

Pan

Pan is used to follow the subject without moving the tripod. In this scene the camera follows Lumiere as he collects a match stick.

360 Camera rotation

The camera rotates round Belle and the Beast in this iconic ball dance scene, this is done to emphasise the grandeur of the film. This also was revolutionary in the animation studios.

Tilt

A tilt is when the camera is still but the As Prince Adam gets up, the camera tilts to show him rising.

Tracking and Dolly

Tracking is when the camera is mounted onto a cart and moves along tracks for a smooth effective shot. The camera moves along the subject.

Dolly is a wheeled cart which is used to create a smooth camera shot. The dolly is pulled back and forth manually. The dolly tracks the movement of the subject.