CAMERA ANGLES

 CAMERA ANGLES:

Today I learned that camera angle is all about the location from which you point the camera at your subject (s), and as such the perspective from which the viewer sees the scene. Through different camera angles, you can make the viewer perceive the scene the way you intended. 

Few of the camera angles I learned;

1). Bird’s Eye View / High Camera Angles: A bird's-eye view is the view of an object from above, with a perspective as though the observer were a bird. Its taken directly above the scene to show the landscape and the actors relationship to it.

2). High camera angle: A high-angle shot is where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle. High-angle shots can make the subject seem vulnerable or powerless through the eyes of the person looking down on them. In film, they can make the scene more dramatic by showing the different between the two peoples ranking.:

3). Shooting from Below / Low Camera Angles: A low angle shot, is a shot from a camera angle positioned low and is looking up. The effect of the low-angle shot is that it makes the subject look strong, powerful and more important.

4). Looking Straight On / Point-of-View: In the point of view shot the camera is positioned at the side of the subject (whose viewpoint is being shown) so that the audience is given the impression they are standing next to them. The viewer sees the event through the Characters eyes.

5). Wide Angles Views:

6). Close Ups Shots: One of the most commonly used camera shots is the close up.This shot keeps only the face in the frame. It focuses on one subject to emphasise whatever is happening to it. This helps to convay the emotion of a character in a perticular situation.

7).  Dutch camera angle: The Dutch angle is a shot in which the camera has been rotated around the axis of the lens and relative to the horizon or vertical lines in the shot. The primary use of a Dutch angle is to cause a sense of unease or disorientation for the viewer. 

8). The worms eye shot: A worm's-eye view is a view of an object from below, as though the observer were a worm, the opposite of a bird's-eye view. It is used in filming to look up to something to make an object look tall, strong and mighty.

9)The extreme long shot: This shot is bigger than a long shot and is used to show the scene and surroundings that the subject is in. It is normally used in disaster movies so the viewer can see the impact that the drama has caused.

10). The extreme close up: The Close up is used to display the detail in a person or an object. Because it is so focused on a subject every subtle expression, muscle movement and detail become much more apparent. It is used to show to viewer something that they may not notice.