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Thursday, March 14, 2019

Camera Angles

Long shots
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Excellent for telling stories, long shots allow us to see not only our subject but also their environment. Depending on how a long shot is set, we may find a person surrounded by their work ect.
The dutch angle                                                                                                                         DSCF4591                                                         Becoming increasingly criticised for its modern overuse in still photography, Dutch angles can help to tell us something about the film or its subject, it's not entirely right. Typically used to depict the world on its side, Dutch angles can be artfully utilised to tell us that something is wrong or the actor realised something.
High angle                                                                                                                               DSCF4597                                                        Looking at the exact opposite situation, the high angle can be used to make a subject appear small or vulnerable. Commonly known as the ‘bird’s-eye view’, shots like these may be used to signal that a subject is in danger or has lost dominance in their environment. Add a dutch angle and something bad is almost certainly about to happen.                                                                                                                                                       Extreme Close up                                                                                                                     DSCF4580                                                         The most intimate of all shots, the extreme close-up, goes beyond the standard close-up by focusing on a single feature or object. We may see a drop of sweat drip down a actor or check or the fear in a pair of eyes. 

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