Learn about CAMERA ANGLESor die!
May 19, 2015
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CAMERA ANGLESor die!
The Great Train Robbery, 1903
Eye-level shot = normal
Sherlock Jr., 1924
Sherlock Jr., 1924
The camera angle remains at eye-level when the characters are sitting.
The Shawshank Redemption, 1994
Angled shots = abnormal way of seeing?
Viewers identify with the camera.
Force of Evil, 1948
A camera placed at a low angleforces us to look up at the subject.
A high angleforces us to look down at the subject.
The Passion of Joan of Arc, 1928
Eye-level shot
High-angle shot
Low-angle shot
A Dutch tiltor canted angle presents the world off-balance.
The effect of a particular camera angle depends on context.
The Shining, 1980
This low-angle shot of Joan occurs during the torture montage, just before she collapses.