Camera angles are an effective way to show the perspective of a character or object, commonly used in movies and shows to take a child's viewpoint or the view from a balcony, directors are becoming more and more inventive with their camera angles, in shows like breaking bad the camera is positioned in the most random places to capture the best shots and angles as shown below...
Here are the four main camera angles used in cinematography:
- The eye level shot is directly in line with the persons face, this angle is usually used when there is a face to face dialogue between characters as it can can look like the viewpoint of the opposite person.
- The low angle is positioned to be slightly below the persons eye level looking up towards their face, this angle can be used to show the view of a shorter person or it could emphasise a characters power, strength and height to make present them in an intimidating way.
- The high angle is shot from above the persons eye level looking don on them. this angle can show the perspective of a tall person or, on the contrary to the low angle, make a person look smaller, timid and powerless therefore presenting them as inferior to the opposing person.
- The overhead shot is taken from directly above the object so you can see them from a birds-eye view. The overhead shot shot captures everything that is going on below so can be used to show a busy party scene or simply the view from a tall building.
- The undershot takes the viewpoint from beneath the object or person so the audience views them from directly below.
No comments:
Post a Comment