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Camera Angle Notes
LOW ANGLES any shot below someone’s eye Make a scene more powerfu Degree can be subtle or extreme HIGH ANGLES Heighten the imbalance of power between subjects Deminish a character Cities and landscapes Characters moving through a larger world When they are 90 above a subject they become an overhead Directly above th subject shooting down Capture horrific details of a crime scene DUTCH ANGLES skews the off image Sense of unease, terror, magnify tension As tensions rise so does the angles EYE LEVEL SHOT Most common and natural height Engaging and dynamic Creates an instant connection to characters SHOULDER LEVEL SHOT illusion of a low angle shot Often used during conversations Emphasize height difference and power HIP LEVEL every dense often in western (cowboy) because of gun holsters being at hip height To create a tense and exciting sequence KNEE LEVEL The camera placed at subjects knee A great way to track through an environment following a character Showcase charac...
Into Film Notes
General mis-en-scene When we think about Mis-en-scene we’re looking at, location, color, props, HMU, costumes and performance Through mis-n-scene, character and narrative development, themes, ideologies, and aesthetics are conveyed to audiences through careful composition of visual elements recorded by the camera mis-en-scene is central Mis-en-scene’s literal meaning is placing on stage but in media, it means everything you see on the screen Set Bordwell and Thompson define the mis-en-scene as setting, props, costumes, lighting and acting The use of real urban setting can add a sense of realism to a drama, and danger and grit to a crime or thriller Set dressing can tell us who characters are and what events might have happened in their past Props is short for property, much consideration goes into the stragtegic inclusion and positioning of functional objects to support the narrative, past, present, and future Camera work and lighting work together to create the end visual that w...
Introduction Activity
1. Sad, gloomy, old creaky house, broken objects, poor lighting, dirty, worn out clothes, frizzy hair 2. Vintage car, a regular size house, happy with children/child, not new dresses and suits, simple hair 3. All black, leather attire, maybe a hat, dark, in an alley, James Bond, fancy gadgets 4. Nice top pajama bottoms, papers on desk, mask, zoom call, cleanliness