JOURNAL 2

CINEMATIC TECHNIQUES
Presented by Bripney Chung
 THE BFG

American fantasy adventure film

30 June 2016

Steven Spielberg

Roald Dahl's 1982 novel

 INTRODUCTION

The BFG tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant
who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country.

The film is about Sophie, a young girl who befriends a giant. The giant is
an outcast because, unlike others of his kind, he refuses to harm humans.
However, after other giants discovered that BFG was hiding human
Sophie, they decided to hunt Sophie. Then Sophie to started with a plan to
get rid of the giants once and for all (The BFG, n.d.).
CINEMATIC TECHNIQUES
CAMERA ANGLES

LIGHTING

SOUND
 CAMERA ANGLE

1. Eye Level Shot

2. Shoulder Level Shot
3. Low Angle Shot
4. High Angle Shot
5. Overhead Shot
6. Knee Level Shot
7. Ground Level Shot
8. Aerial Shot
9. Extreme Close-up
EYE LEVEL SHOT

initial camera angle, and it is used

when your subject is at eye level.

produce a neutral viewpoint.

used to slightly alter an actor's facial

expression.
SHOULDER LEVEL
SHOT

A shoulder-level shot is one in which

the camera angle is as high as your

subject's shoulders.
 HIGH & LOW
ANGLE SHOT
High Angle Shot - pointing down at your

subject (frequently produces a sense of

inferiority or "looking down" )

Low Angle Shot - frames the topic from

below the subject's eye line (frequently

highlight power dynamics between

characters )
OVERHEAD SHOT

An overhead shot is a photo taken

from above, looking down on the

subject.

express what the character see.

 KNEE & GROUND
LEVEL SHOT
Knee Level Shot - camera is same height

as your subject's knees (emphasize a

character's supremacy)

Ground Level Shot - camera is level with

your subject (frequently employed to

show a character strolling without

revealing their face)

 LIGHTING
1. Backlighting 2. Frontal Lighting

3. Colour Lighting
 SOUND

1st 2nd 3rd

Direct Sound Voiceover Sound Effect & Ambiance

The major sound in A narration from an an artificially created or enhanced

the scenario is the offscreen figure, sound, or sound process.
talk between the usually providing Ambiance refers to the overall ambiance
protagonists commentary on the of the environment.
scene or story.
 CONCLUSION
bring the audience into the protagonist's overall mood
affecting the theme and storytelling of the film.

the setting helps to give the audience the desired emotional

impact. It sets the tone for the narrative, affecting how the
story unfolds and how the characters' actions are perceived.
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