The camera here is positioned just as low as the character is and we as a spectator can really feel involved and sympathise with his desperate struggle.
Here we have a shot where not only does the person look powerful as we the audience look upwards towards them, but the gun has a lot of emphsis placed upon it, in the foreground of the screen. These shots are effective for when there is an object or person that you are trying to make seem intimidating, powerful and dangerous. It reminded me of a scene at the beginning of scream where the killer's knife if highlighted despite being in very dark surroundings.
Again we are looking up at someone in this shot, however the close up shot means our attentions are drawn to the womans face and what she has to say, lessoning the chance of us being distracted by anything else and reinforcing her dominant position in the shot.
Here we nearly have a full body shot which arent very common compared to most other types of shot when focussing on a person (close up, upper body, extreme close up are more common examples). The forth wall is also broken down in this shot which in iteself is very incommon within film and makes us the spectotor feel more actively involved. There is a lot of unocupied space around the person which is counteracted with the position their body is in (crotched, hunched up) and suggests that they are trapped.
A few thoughts about the Moving Image task and thigns to consider:
With the second task vast approaching I have decided to put some thought into the different cinematic aspects that combine to creat an effective scene. This should be useful seeing as we will be in charge of making a short film following a script that will be handed to our respective group.
Tone/Mood: Before going into the phase, thought has to be given to the tone of the piece... whether you want to promote a feel good factor or leave the audience with a bitter-sweat taste. This will likely depend on the script and the events that unfold. Depending on the choice of tone for the film, the other mise en scene as well as techniques used will be aimed at putting that tone across.
Props/Location: Depending on the scenerio... the sort of atmosphere you want to create and also relevancy.
Sound- Diegetic, Non Diegetic
Messages, both explicit and implicit- Meaning in cinena can be made from virtually anything and it is often up to the spectator to ultimately decide on what that feel has happened or what message has been portrayed. Messages in films can range from very subtle to very explicit and there are a number of techniques to support both.
