Camera+Angles

1. Why are camera angles important? One reason camera angles are important is because it keeps the people watching the movie interested. If people are always looking at the movie from the same angle the entire time they will get bored.  2. What are some different camera angles? Worm's eye - when the shot is taken from the ground or below the actors Medium shot - show's the persons body from waste up Long shot - show's the persons entire body - in a way trying to show the real size of the perso/object  Close up - focuses on the head Extreme close up - focuses on the face/facial expression Extreme long shot - from about 1/4 mile away Birds eye - focuses from above   Obligue/Canted - camera is tilted Zoom - camera lens moves in and out to make person apear close (this is when the camera is **//not moving)//** Out of proportion - makes an object apear larger or smaller than it really is

The link below will take you to a good example of a few camera angles [] The link below will take you to a site with some different camera angles []