CAMERA ANGLES Presentation by : Santosh Vaitla 1376194.
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Transcript of CAMERA ANGLES Presentation by : Santosh Vaitla 1376194.
Camera – Shots Vs Angles
• It is important that you do not confuse camera angles and camera shots.
• Camera shots are used to demonstrate different aspects of setting, themes and characters.
• Camera angles are used to position the viewers so that they can understand the relationships between the characters.
Five Essential Categories• Bird’s eye angle
• High angle
• Eye level angle
• Low angle
• Dutch angle
Bird’s eye angle• An angle that looks directly
down upon a scene.
• The bird’s eye places the viewer in the role of an all-seeing supreme being, looking down on the action from a superior position.
• Very useful in sports and documentaries.
High Angle• Camera angle that looks down upon a subject.
• These angles are often used to demonstrate to the audience a perspective of a particular character.
•A character shot with a high angle will look vulnerable or small.
Eye Level Angle• An eye-level angle puts the audience on an equal footing with the characters.
• This is the most commonly used angle in most films as it allows the viewers to feel comfortable with the characters.
Low Angle• A camera angle that looks up at a character.
• This is the opposite of a high angle and makes a character look more powerful.
• This can make the audience feel vulnerable and small by looking up at the character.
Dutch Angle• A Dutch angle is used to demonstrate the confusion of a character.
• Also called as Oblique angle.
• The camera is tilted or even inverted.
• These angles may convey a sense of chaos or anxiety in a scene.
Conclusion
• These Camera angles are very important for shaping meaning in film as well as in other visual texts. Angles dictate powerful meanings of how the audience observes the subject.