Preliminary Exercise: Storyboarding: Camera Angles

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Now that I have learnt the importance of camera angles in film, I would be applying my knowledge of this into my movie. Not only do I have to know the importance of camera angles, but I must use my ability of organization and creativity. I also have to be able to differentiate my characters clearly in the storyboard. This included giving them costumes. I also had to be able to include props. All of these things apply to camera angles since they within in the frame.

For this assignment we had to create a storyboard based on our movie. This is the second and final part of our storyboard. For this scene we incorporated the antagonist of the movie. To include tension and fear in the film, we incorporated a high angle and a low angle. These angles show the vulnerability the character is in and also surprises the audience with a jump scare. The overhead and Dutch angles are used to demonstrate the power the antagonist has. The eye level shot is used to demonstrate the fear in the protagonist eyes. The hip level is used to show the swing the antagonist took to hit the protagonist. The knee level and ground level are used to slow down the pace of the story and exaggerate how hurt the character is.

On this assignment I worked with one other person. We split up the assignment by having me do the drawings and my partner having to do the action lines. We finished pretty early due to our great teamwork. This has been a great concept to learn, since it helps to emphasize the mood of the film. It even plays a huge role to the structure of the film, which is key in organization. For me this is a very important concept to grasp, since it's one of the most noticeable things to notice when you mess up.

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