CAMERA ANGLES.By Amna Afzal

HOW ELEMENTS CREATE EFFECT

• There are many ways in which can be used for effect when making a film, such as diegetic and non diegetic sounds, the dress code, plot/set, the camera angles and different shots when filming to give a dramatic effect to the audience to help us keep engaged in the film.

• There are also effects such as slow motion, B&W and dissolve. All of these effects engages the audiences attention more and makes them more aware as to what is going on. Effects has a big impact on the scene of the film and the audiences reaction.

• We will use this knowledge when making our short film as we know this is more appealing to the audience and effects makes the film more exciting, dramatic and helps the audience get more engaged in the film and understand the plot. The effects used in making a film can have a big impact on how the audience watch it. For example when making a horror film we add either black scene of suspense which creates tension to the audience as their un aware as to what will happen next.

CAMERA ANGLES

• There are many different camera angles in order to create a dramatic effect of keeping the audience engaged! We have close ups, over the shoulder angle where we see only one person speaking and understand they're speaking so by doing an over the shoulder shot angle this gives us more of a clear view of who's speaking. Another shot that helps us engage with who is speaking is the effect motivated cuts where it goes from one person in one shot then to the other person speaking in another shot. This again helps the audience understand who is speaking.

• Camera angles have a huge impact on who the audience should be focusing most on, when watching the film as they understand who is speaking and what is going on. Through the camera angles the audience engage more with the character's and are interested more as if we are their with the character's in the film and sympathise with the character's emotions and feelings depending on what genre.

CLOSE UP SHOT

• A close up angle is when we get a clear view of an object or either a person as if they were standing in the room with us. Through this angle we can engage with the persons feelings and emotions and the behaviour. Or if it was an object we get a clear close up view of all the details. An example of a close up angle.

• In the picture above is a close up shot from thee film “the shinning” we get a clear view in close ups mostly of the face and the expressions on his face suggest he is a psycho and he's smiling which is pretty scary, as he is chasing after someone. Immediately here we engage with the close up shot of the persons emotions or feelings and in he way they are behaving we can tell all these features from this angle.

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

• Over the shoulder shot is an angle place behind the person who is not speaking, we get a shoulder shot telling the audience the main person we are seeing over this shoulder is talking to somebody. Again we engage easily with the character being shown or an object that is being shown immediately we are engaged with the person we are seeing.

• On the above right hand side is a perfect example of an over the shoulder shot angle it is from the film Harry Potter and is mainly focused on the main character himself Harry. We can see that he is speaking to somebody else due to the shoulder that is being shown, and again get a close view of his main features and emotions.

LONG SHOT

• A long shot camera angle is when the audience get to see a full view of a plot of setting, so we can see more in one screen from a far distance. As you can see I have provided a picture example of a long shot, and as you can see we can get a beautiful view or scene. It’s at a far away distance that’s why its called a long shot because we can see a lot of things far away from the camera and have a screen full of a view.

MEDIUM SHOT

• A medium shot is when it normally a shot from the waist and above. It’s a conventional and neutral shot. By this we can gather a lot in one screen for example bits in the back ground and the clothing.

AERIAL SHOT

• An aerial shot is a shot we see from above high places, for example above the highest or tallest building's and get a clear shot of everything else around it. Because it so high we can see every single detail from a distance as a top view. These are mainly used for editing when on high buildings or a scene where were being introduced of the set or place where its being shot, so the plot of the film. This gives the audience an outline as to where the film is being produced. These types of shots can also be used in a film where there is a hero so a heroic shot. For example spider man when jumping from one building to another we get a clear shot from above him doing so.

HIGH AND LOW ANGLES

• A high camera and is an angle we get from looking up at something such as a tall building. We are below it and when we look up it’s a high building, this is what we call a high camera angle when looking from a distance up.

• A low camera angle is when were either on top of a building and looking down. We mainly see this in films when the dominant person is speaking and looks down when speaking to the other character as we can see from this example.

CAMERA MOVEMENTS.

• Camera movement is where the camera moves with the subject. Its separate from framing such as high and low angles etc. it gets more complicated when it becomes camera movement as the camera is following the subject whilst they are making movements, so its more complicated trying to keep track, because its not like framing you have to get the right camera movements with the scene.

TRACK

• A track camera shot is when we get a shot of either a moving object or person. This shot is done on a track and the camera itself is being moved along with the other object or person that is moving. The camera is physically moving with the subject.

TILT

• This is when you constantly move the camera lens up or down whilst keeping its horizontal axis constant.

PAN

• The pan shot is camera movement technique which involves moving the camera horizontally either left or right with this technique you can track an object or follow any type of movement.

ZOOM

• A zoom is technically not a camera move as it does not require the camera itself to move at all. Zooming means altering the focal length of the lens to give the illusion of moving closer to or further away from the action.

MEDIUM SHOT

• Medium shot is when a camera angle is shot from a medium distance. Its different from a long shot or close up shot.

P.O.V SHOT

• A point of view shot (also known as POV shot or a subjective camera) is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at represented through the camera.

COLOURS

• The meaning of a colour can sometimes represent a person in their mood or in the way they are feeling. A perfect example would be a female dressed in red to show she is a feminine and is being seen as romantic or in love it represents and shows a feminine side to her.

CLOTHING

• The clothing in a film has an impact on the character, such as status and culture or how their living environment is. For example a homeless person would be dressed in very old and dirty clothes immediately from the judge of character we can see hes a homeless person who is poor from their clothing.

OBJECT

• An object can have a specific meaning when making a film to tell the audience maybe what is expected or what will happen, for example a character is using a knife this specific object is being identified as it could harm someone which then symbolises something specific.

SETTING

• The setting is mainly where the film is based for example either a house or in a field or a park. The main plot is where the film is being set. This can create tension in the audience if the genre was horror. The setting is also based of the genre of the film also.