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What are the key decisions you have to make when using a camera, BEFORE pressing record?

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High angle looking down at subject may suggest vulnerability. It can also be useful to indicate distances between subjects/objects

Low angle may indicate power or status. May be useful to show a distorted perspective.

Eye level angle may encourage identification. Useful in encouraging the spectator to feel involved in the action.

Oblique or canted(when camera is tilted to one side) could indicate imbalance, either literally or metaphorically/ psychologically. It may also have a disorientating effect

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Camera Angle

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High angle looking down at subject may suggest vulnerability. It can also be useful to indicate distances between subjects/objects

Low angle may indicate power or status. May be useful to show a distorted perspective.

Eye level angle may encourage identification. Useful in encouraging the spectator to feel involved in the action.

Oblique or canted(when camera is tilted to one side) could indicate imbalance, either literally or metaphorically/ psychologically. It may also have a disorientating effect 5

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High angle looking down at subject may indicate power or status. It can also be useful to indicate distances between subjects/objects

Low angle may suggest vulnerability. May be useful to show a distorted perspective.

Eye level angle may encourage identification. Useful in encouraging the spectator to feel involved in the action.

Oblique or canted(when camera is tilted to one side) could indicate imbalance, either literally or metaphorically/ psychologically. It may also have a disorientating effect

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Eye level angle shot:

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High angle looking down at subject may indicate power or status. It can also be useful to indicate distances between subjects/objects

Low angle may suggest vulnerability

Eye level angle may encourage identification. Useful in encouraging the spectator to feel involved in the action.

Oblique or canted (when camera is tilted to one side) could indicate that events are of off balance, it may also have a disorientating effect)

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Oblique or Canted angle shot

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Useful terms:

pan; tilt; whip pan

hand-held

track

dolly

Steadicam

Crane

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Useful terms:

pan; tilt; whip pan

hand-held

track

dolly

steadicam

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camera movement Useful terms:

pan; tilt; whip pan

hand-held

track

dolly

steadicam

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camera movement Useful terms:

pan; tilt; whip pan

hand-held

track

dolly

steadicam

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camera movement Useful terms:

pan; tilt; whip pan

hand-held

track

dolly

steadicam

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Refers to camera distance (close-up; long shot or establishing shot to establish sense of space)

Again, here you will need to suggest why the close-up has been used – is it to create a sense of intimacy?

Does it draw the audience’s attention towards a key prop?

Does it encourage character identification? etc

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Any Questions?

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