Camera techniques

High angle
• Makes the subject look less powerful
 Low angle
Makes the subject look more powerful, bigger or stronger
Taken from below the subject looking up
Establishing shot
• Shows Location
• Time of day
• Scale of subject
• Transition to a new scene
• First impression
Close up
• Make a charicter look powerful
• Dramatic showes emoshon
• Look into the character
• Creates connection to the character
Extreme close up
• Focuses on a specific area like the eyes nose and lips makes the
viewer feel uncomfortable
Medium close up
• Prioritize the character without losing physcality
Long shot
• Characters scale in their environment
• Distance and depth
POV
• Gives the perspective of the character and what they are looking at