CAMERA SHOTS ANALYSED

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CLOSE UP ANALYSISCharacter is in the centre, taking up most of the frame where most of the attention will lie.

Her facial expression shows despair. The way her eyebrows are lowered and her nostrils are flared allows the audience to understand her emotion in this scene.

Hunger Games Mockingjay part 1

By using a close up of the characters face, it allows the audience to feel a connection with her.

Close ups also give the opportunity for the audience to see the little detail that might otherwise be missed, for example, in this picture, she is crying as seen by the water around her eye line. This would not be clear if a close up was not used.

This shot is at the end of the film, her expression is portraying a sense of wanting revenge and by ending it there will make the audience anxious to watch the next film.

LONG SHOT ANALYSIS

Avengers Assembled

Full body of one or more characters. You are able to see the posture and expression of both the characters in the scene.

By having the background in the frame, it allows the audience to put the characters and the setting into context. So both Thor and Captain America are armed, ready to fight and by the looks of the background, it is clear there has already been quite a lot of destruction.

They are looking away from the camera, with shocked or serious facial expressions. The way they are both standing, back to back, implies that they are about to be in battle

This can also be seen as a two shot as there are two people in the frame. A two shot establishes the relationship between the two characters in the scene. Thor and Captain America are stood back to back, implying that there is danger all around them but also suggesting that they don’t have an intimate friendship, but are working together to protect the world.

The setting is crucial in establishing the tone of the scene.

HIGH ANGLE SHOT

Matilda

High angle shots imply that the character in the frame is insignificant. They can be used in a drama when they want the audience to understand that this character has less power than others.

This shot represents how Matilda is only 5 and is looked down upon by everybody even though she is very smart for her age. Most high angle shots will imply that there is something bigger or more powerful that the main character will be looking at, hence the reason why she is looking beyond the camera; she is speaking to somebody who has more authority than her – in this case, the librarian.

This high angle shot makes Matilda look smaller than she is. It implies that she is too young to be out on her own.

OVER THE SHOULDER

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2

Over the shoulder shots are typically used when there is a conversation in the scene. They can portray the emotions on both characters faces in the same conversation by using shot – reverse – shot.

In this picture, the over the shoulder shows a close up of Harry’s face. He is talking to his enemy, so his emotions are heightened. By using an over the should shot, the audience can understand how harry feels about Voldemort; the fear yet confidence he has whilst confronting his enemy.

There is a tree to the left of the shot which would mean that the camera wouldn’t be able to break the 180 degree rule.

The expression on each of their faces indicates their relationship.

After an over the shoulder shot their may be a wide shot or a two shot of both the characters in the frame to get a fuller understanding of their relationship and also to see their posture or body language to get a more in depth understanding of how they feel about each other and this conversation.

QUICK UNDERSTANDING OF 180 DEGREE RULE• The 180 degree rule is a guideline used where the characters in the frame should remain on their allocated

sides.

• There is an invisible axis that shouldn’t be crossed. If this line is crossed, the shot become a reverse angle. This can be done, as it can be a way to emphasise a scene. This invisible axis is called the ‘Line of Action/Vision’.

• This rule will be incorporated into a film/TV show mostly when two people are having a conversation and there is shot-reverse-shot being used with over the shoulder shots.