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Written by Evan Nelson
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Feb 19, 2007 at 04:22 PM |
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With the theory of Camera Angles, there are many ways to shoot a movie. And one of the most major and most effective is plotting the camera angle. Whether you are a camera man or director (when I say camera man I also mean camera woman) plotting the camera angle has so much to do with the story telling of the movie. Why did You choose to go in on a close-up on this line of dialog? or why did you choose to shoot a medium close -up as opposed to full shot?
The meaning of certain shots are very accurate and powerful. Theory of Camera Angles: A close-up signifies intimacy and intensity. Go in for a close-up when you need to express either of those. And an angle from down below filming up onto the character would signify the domination and power. Whereas if the camera is up above filming down it would signify weakness and frailty. In a film These could be very informative depending on what is trying to be said. What is the subtext of this Film?
Theory of camera angles makes or breaks the movie. There are also many ways to move a camera and not just having it so stationary. For a list of Moving Camera Angles: Here. A lot of this is related to storyboards and comics. If you liked comics or like comics you will be acute to the power of camera angles. Comics are kinda like a movie. Like the Film "The Good Bad and Ugly" The shots are either extreme close-up, medium close-up or Long Shot. Very distinctive style there. |
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