Camera Shots

Today (12/09/15) we studied the different camera shots and why directors use them! There are many camera shots which are effective when used in movies. One example of a camera shot is an 'extreme' close up, these mainly focus on the eyes in order to show their emotion. In addition, close ups usually focus mainly on one character or object however you can also see more of their surroundings than with the extreme close up. Today we looked at this extract:

In this piece they use an extreme close up of Superman's eye after being shot in the eye, this shows his power as the bullet bounced straight off it. They also use a low angle shot of him as he is walking towards the bullets; this again shows how strong and powerful he is. Shortly after, they show a medium close up of the guy that tried to shoot Superman. This is effective as it suggests he is in panic and perhaps is now terrified of Superman.

Likewise, in this extract they also use low angle shots to show how powerful iron man is and high angle shots to show how vulnerable the people are.