Key Terms and Concepts: (List Alphabetically with bulleted sub-points)

• Angle:The position in which the camera is situated.
• Bird's-eye view:The camera is placed overlooking the camera giving the impression that you are looking down like a bird.
• Crane:A device used to alter the height of an object.
• Eye-level shots:The camera is at the same height as the actor or object.
• High-angle shots: Shots that are lower the a bird's eye view, but higher than average.
• Low angles:used to suggest verticality. Can increase a character's height or make them seem more powerful and threatening.
• Oblique angle:Lateral tilt of the camera. Horizon is skewed.
• Point of view shots:suggest the imbalance a drunk.
• Setup:positioning of camera and lights.

Review Questions: (Minimum of 5 critical thinking questions)

1. What effect does a high-angle have?
2. What is an oblique angle?
3. Why would you use a point-of-view shot?
4. What do you need to do a deep-focus shot?
5. What does a low-angle portray?

Reference Films: (Include Title and year of production and reason for reference.

1) Bonnie and Clyde (U.S.A., 1967). This movie was referenced because of the high angles the director used. The higher the angle is, the more of a powerless, trapped, and fatal look it gives the scene.

2) Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (U.S.A., 1995). The director in this movie uses extremely low angles to make he character appear more threatening, and powerful than they really are. This is because the character is hovering over the camera towering like giants and because we are in a position of vulnerability, pinned to the ground, and dominated.

3) How Green Was My Valley (U.S.A., 1941). Though lyrical qualities can be independent of subject matter, at its best, lyricism s a stylistic externalization of the scenes emotional content

4) 12 Angry Men (U.S.A., 1957). This movie is referenced in the book because of the directors unique ability to make the room seem smaller as the movie continues. He starts he first third of the movie above eye level, second third at eye level, and he final part below eye level. He does this to make the ceiling appear more and more as the film continues.

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