Types of camera shots

                                                           High angle:
 In this shot I am attempting to convey the insignificance of the characters. It's almost as if the height is over-powering them and they are worthless from the camera's perspective.      

                                                             Low angle: 
This shot conveys the power in which the character has as it makes him seem taller and more intimidating. Along with the rather cold colours and dirty stair blocks this image presents a rather unfriendly atmosphere and indicates towards the character being a ''hoodlum''. 

                                                        Over the shoulder: 

The over the shoulder shot allows the audience to be placed in the characters shoes and view the scene from a more realistic perspective. This is effective as it draws a more shallow focus on the character.

For example, this still is from the television drama 'Misfits' and uses an over the shoulder shot in a moment of tension whereby the character is unknowingly going to be affected by what lies a head of him. 



Over the shoulder (alternative focus):
I decided to take the shot again but focusing more on the action of the scene. This works quite well as it allows the audience a clearer idea of what's happening in the scene.

                                                              Tilt:
I find the tilt shot quite effective as 
it leaves the audience in a visual daze, as if in a nightmare. The disorientating 
nature of this shot gives the character a stature of a notoriously devious icon.    


                                                                                          
                                                                                                       Long shot:
In this image I used a long shot in order to establish the characters surrounding. Long shots are effective in films and television programmes as they display to the audience where the main part of action is going to take place and allow us to see more details of the location.

                                                   Medium close-up:
This type of close-up works well for bringing most of the characters upper body into focus.

                                                           Close-up:
a Close-up is effective for understanding how the character is feeling. It is a good shot to use in film making because it allows the audience to relate with the characters emotions given their situation and gain a better idea of what is going on.  

                                                 Extreme close-up:
This type of close-up is used to emphasize facial features to make them appear more emotional or even more emotionless. 

For example, in the film "A Clockwork Orange" there is an extreme close-up on Alex's eye (Main character) in which just from the movements of a few facial features we can read his confusion and terror.  

                                                   Bird's eye view:
This shot gives the audience a different view of the action and could also be effective in communicating vulnerability where in this case the characters are in an enclosed area (alleyway).

                                                  Worm's eye view:
The worm's eye view gives the audience a view from the perspective of a powerless character. In this case, the character is at a very low level and surrounded by three others who in light of the angle seem very menacing. I took inspiration from Quentin Tarantino in this shot as he has captured it in similar ways throughout some of his films (Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, Inglorious Basterds, etc)

  
For example, from this perspective the man in the boot is completely overpowered by the three criminals, all of which seem very intimidating.

                                                     Rule of thirds:
This type of shot draws the audiences attention on to one section of the image i.e the character watching behind the container.