Scene: section of film of continuous action taking place in continuous time and space usually contains multiple shots.

Collin Farrel in Phone Booth (2002)

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Return of the King (2004)

The Mummy (1999)

Cutthroat Island (1995)

D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915)

The Graduate (1967) The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

The Searchers (1956)

Rain Man (1988)

Braveheart (1995)

Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)

Bourne Identity (2002)

House of Flying Daggers (2004)

Fellowship of the Rings (2001)

War of the Worlds (2005)

The Searchers (1956)

The high angle: shot from above the subject, gives an overview of the scene, can suggest power of the subject in the shot.

The low angle: shot from below the subject, suggests object has power over the viewer.

The Oblique Angle or Canted Shot:

Shot at a tilt, rarely used. Suggests confusion, action, and even violence

Notice how the camera is over this fellow’s shoulder.

What is the next shot in the film?

When Harry Met Sally (1989)

Memento (2000)

Imagine a character is walking down a dark passageway. What would it look like from a subjective shot?

How did Dark Passage (1947) use subjective shots?

Random picture of a tunnel in Scotland

The Steadicam shot:

A form of tracking shot, created in conjunction with the Steadicam. It allows the camera to move anywhere the cameraman can go. Also known as the handheld shot.

The Truman Show (1998)

Edward Scissorhands (1990)