Night At The Museum

Throughout this sequence, Lewis also uses camera movement and composition to highlight Bart’s inner desires and develop characters within the story. Lewis uses camera movement frequently in the opening sequence to exhibit Bart’s motivations. When Bart starts to walk towards the camera, the camera pulls out to reveal the hardware store’s display of guns. The display of guns perfectly frames Bart and fully encompass his surrounding environment. Both the camera movement and composition of this sequence display Bart’s obsession with guns. Guns are Bart’s ultimate goal and always running throughout his mind, which is why he is framed by the entire display of guns. There is a small part of the film when there’s a swift push in on Bart’s head, then an identical zoom onto the gun. This camera movement, again, asserts how Bart is always thinking about guns and how he is indeed gun crazy. Moreover, Lewis uses certain camera

In Strictly Ballroom, Luhrman uses many different camera angles and lighting techniques to exaggerate scenes, settings and even characters’ personalities. An example of this is at the start of the film, when Scott Hastings is dancing by himself in a room, there is a bright, white spotlight on him as he dances, drawing the audience to watch him. This happens whenever Scott dances and it shows the audience that Scott has a sense of purity and that he is the protagonist of the film. Luhrman uses low angle shots when Scott and Fran are dancing at the end of the film, this is a good technique used so the audience can see them dancing and also gives the audience the impression that they are dominate and confident. Another character who is a good example of camera angles and film techniques being used on them to portray their personality is Barry Fife. Barry is a mean character and Luhrman uses dark, reddish lighting to make him seem evil.

The audience is positioned to dislike Mr Sir through the use of film codes that portray his personality. Mr Sir works at Camp Green Lake and he thinks that he is the boss of all the kids there, that is until the Warden comes into the picture. When the warden comes Mr Sir is more quite and reserved as she overpowers him. The technical codes display this using Camera Angles. When Mr Sir is with the warden he is always behind her and the camera is always angled to make the Warden look bigger and Mr Sir is always in the background. The effect created here is that the warden has more power over Mr Sir. The viewer then gains a different perspective of Mr Sir’s personality through these technical codes. When Mr Sir was serving one of the juvenile delinquents lunch, he noticed a gash which passed through the whole of Mr Sir's side of his face. However, they had no knowledge that the reason for the gash was because of the Warden's snake venom nail polish used when Mr Sir did not obey her rules and standards. Mr sir got very defensive of this scar on his face and grabbed the camper and told him “Is there something wrong with my face, is there?”. Mr Sir said this in a very powerful and aggressive tone. The effect this creates on the viewer is that Mr Sir is

He starts off with a medium shot of the individual in the center of the screen; they start rapidly listing off racial slurs and stereotypes and the camera zooms in which emphasizes how violent it is. By the end of the rampage, the shot is an extreme close-up of the character’s face and you can feel the anger and hatred they have for that particular race. The climactic buildup at the end of the film was full of canted angles, shadowy lighting, dozens of fast shot/reverse shots that in full only lasted less than two minutes. The scene at the end of the movie, the hierarchy of confrontations and tensions between the characters, is a canted low angle shot of Radio Raheem and Buggin’ Out after they stormed into Sal’s Pizza Shop makes them appear more powerful and intimidating than Sal. All the shots of Sal are a counterclockwise tilt high angle, causing him to look inferior. The quick cuts back and forth between the two gives the film a sense of the tensions and anger. It is not until Sal rises up to the plate and smashes the radio, that he is being filmed at a leveled angle to show that he is not inferior anymore, but at the same

The signs of the time are also shown through the use of specific camera shots, which humble the characters and show their frailty. Long Shots, in particular, are used to exemplify the smallness of the characters (without power) in the vastness of the world around them. In the scene in which the

Lee makes excellent use of these shots as a way of bringing the viewer into the action of the movie. His use of high and low angle, point of view shots both heighten tension and give the feeling that the characters

clever camera techniques which create tension and fear. The camera shots also pay close attention to detail. For example, when the man with the dog throws a stick for his dog to fetch into the sea, the camera

In the film “The Truman Show”, directed by Peter Weir, many techniques are strategically used to position the audience to respond emotionally to Truman Burbank. Techniques such as lighting, music, camera shots and angles are used in three specific scenes throughout the film co-ordinated by the shows director Christof. He uses these techniques to encourage the show’s audience to believe that what they are watching is unscripted and real.

Camera shots and angles are also used by Ross as a cinematic technique. The lack of engagement in class of a close up of David’s face is an example. David’s face show the expression of boredom and tiredness, as he listens to the teacher talk. Another example of a camera technique is the close up of David asking out a girl. It shows the strength and courage David has in him, but a long shot shows us that the girl is hundreds of meters away. This conveys that David is too socially inept to

In the Truman show, the theme of audience manipulation is greatly portrayed through the different camera shots used. The director uses many different camera shots to emphasize specific actions throughout the film. Eye-level shots, close-up shots, and high-angle shots are

One particular scene uses close up to effectively show the emotions displayed on Mani and Lola’s face. Mani portraying fear and anguish while Lola has a face of stress and her body language gives of the feel of her feeling responsible. This scene takes places as the start of the film and gives the story of the plot and an opening to the story. Close ups are used to get the audience's empathy or connection to the character. It gives a clear view of the emotions that are being depicted by both Lola and Mani.

Through the use of high and low angles (“a shot that is made by placing the camera above the subject angled downward” and “a shot made by placing the camera below the subject angled upward” respectfully defined by Jon Lewis, author of The Essential Cinema), are almost balanced in this scene. (Lewis) For example, during the first part of the scene, Mrs. Kane, Susan Alexander, and Mr. Gettys are seen as closer to the camera and at a low angle. This could possibly demonstrate that they are more active in the scene than Mr. Kane. Meanwhile, it appears that Mr. Kane is shorter and smaller than the other characters, again hinting at his inability to control the situation.

When Andy plays music we see the prisoners shown form a bird's eye view, this is another camera angle used to display the prisoners as small and insignificant. The camera angles used by Darabont allow the audience to see the status of the characters. As the audience we get an instant look into who is a in control and who isn't.

In addition to camera movements, he uses camera distances and framing to create images that make the audience feel cheerful. When he frames a shot, if it takes place outside, there is ample amount of bountiful nature within the frame. The most prominent example of this is toward the end of the film when the narrator is describing the after effects of the massive storm. It is a medium close up but the narrator is only in a small portion of the frame, the rest if a

The shot/reverse shot between the Gamin and the Tramp in the paddy wagon conveys understanding between the two characters and sympathy from the Tramp. The conversation between the two characters is communicated through the editing as well as actions and facial expressions.