MEDIUM SHOT SERIES

Moving the camera often takes a great deal of time, and makes the action seem slower, as it takes several second for a moving camera shot to be effective, when the same information may be placed on screen in a series of fast cuts. 'eyes' of one particular character,seeing what they see - a hand held cameraДЄ director may choose to move action along by telling the story as a series of cuts, going from one shot to another, or they may decide to move the camera with the action. Is used to suggest POINT-OF-View shots (ie when the camera becomes the To suggest imbalance, transition and instability (very popular in horror movies). Sometimes the camera is tilted (ie is not placed horizontal to floor level), In the viewer, who is psychologically dominated by the figure on the screen. The added height of the object may make it inspire fear and insecurity

The lack of detail about the setting adding to the disorientation of the The background of a low angle shot will tend to be just sky or ceiling, Of confusion to a viewer, of powerlessness within the action of a scene. McAvoy) and give a sense of speeded motion. These increase height (useful for short actors like Tom Cruise or James The camera will be placed approximately five to six feet from the ground. Eye LevelДЄ fairly neutral shot the camera is positioned as though it is a human actually observing a scene, so that eg actors' heads are on a level with the focus. The object or character often gets swallowed up by their setting - they become part of a wider picture. High angles make the object photographed seem smaller, and less significant (or scary). The camera is elevated above the action using a crane to give a general overview. A cameraman, raised above the action, gets a high angle shot 2.

Medium shot