Research: Digital Camerawork Organizer: Camera Angles

 Hello everyone, 

   Now that I have learned the importance of shot sizes in camerawork, I will be learning about the importance of camera angles in camerawork. In camerawork, the camera angle marks the specific location at which the camera is placed to take a shot. This is used to provide a different experience and sometimes emotion. The types of camera angles I learned about were high angle, low angle, eye level, overhead level, Dutch level, hip level, knee level, and ground level. All of these camera angles convey a different emotion and feeling towards the audience such as uneasiness, creepiness, calmness, and suspense. 

   For the second part of creating this digital camerawork organizer, I had to focus in on the different types of camera angles. I included the definition and two purposes for each camera angle. I then took pictures for each camera angle. While taking the pictures, I had to direct the people in my shot what to do. For example, I had to tell them to act scared or move a little bit to the right. I then wrote the action line for each picture and included the tone, genre, and central idea of the scene.

   In my opinion, camera angles are a very important concept to learn in filmmaking. Without camera angles we wouldn't be able to get that certain feeling when we watch a film. For example, a high angle shot emphasizes vulnerability. This helps to gain the attention of the audience. To make this digital camerawork organizer, I worked with one other person. We split the project 50-50, meaning I did the first two section and my partner did the other sections. To get the pictures, we had to ask our friends and classmates to pose in our shots. This was a very fun assignment to do, as I got to act as both a director and cameraperson. 

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