Camera Angles

There needs to be different camera angles incorporated in each film so the viewers are in a position that they can understand the relationships between characters and the meaning for specific things. If the movie were to be all at one perspective in one shot, it would cause confusion and would overall look bad. This is so the angles can bring a contrast of events, include meanings to specific things, and show a completely different view that the viewers can understand what the plot consists of and how or what the characters are each doing. For example, the close ups are usually to show that there is an item or specific detail that is important to focus on. This is sometimes to implement something important for the viewers to keep in the back of their mind for later or just to give a deeper explanation to have a further understanding to what is happening in a scene. A point of view shot is something shot from the eye level as you were to be placed in the shoes or see something that a character is seeing it to be. There is the eye-level shot which is the most common. This is so that the viewers can see the general scene or focus on someone or something. Low angle shots are a way of showing importance or dominance. Usually it is to show that there could be something out of reach or mainly to show that the character or thing they are capturing is at a higher level of importance. High angle shots are ones that show the whole landscape of something. It is usually to show that there is something on a high place. It can be used to focus on details for an important thing that is out of reach or someone that can be on a high building. Lastly, there can be ground-level shots as well. This is commonly used to show the surface of something that would focus on something specific. It it to show the lowest level where your shoes would be so you know where the person is going or have an idea up to your interpretation of what they are doing. Each of these are most commonly used at least a few times throughout a film so the viewers have several different views of what is going on in a film.