Jayden's Media Studies Blog

 A few weeks ago I had to comment on other classmates' blog posts relating to their camera angles and shots posts. I commented on John Lopez's blog post and Mikayla Parkins' blog post. John Lopez's Blog Comment (https://jjmediastudy.blogspot.com): The pictures used in the blog really stood out to me. John posted an Extreme Close Up that was incredibly intense, the detail on the eye creates a suspenseful and incredibly scary feeling.  Mikayla Parkins' Blog Comment (https://mikaylasblog336.blogspot.com): The pictures used in the blog took a comedic approach and made me laugh with every picture used. 

A few days ago me and my partner Mikayla worked on a project about different camera angles and shots. We took pictures as examples for the different angles. My personal favorites were the tilt shot/dutch shot, extreme close up shot, and the over the shoulder shot. The extreme closeup shot above shows aggression and intensity.  This shot makes me feel engaged in the conversation these two people are having. This tilt shot is taken from a comedic standpoint. The subject is pointing their foot with the tilt and makes the shot pop.

  Master Shot The Master Shot is an uninterrupted shot of the scene. It captures all actors in a scene and can also be used as an establishing shot. For example, this scene from "A Quiet Place Part II."  A Quiet Place Part II MS Example . In this scene it shows an empty road with a traffic light that swings back and forth as it changes to red.  Dutch Angle A Dutch Angle/ Tilted Shot is when the camera is tilted towards an angle to create dramatic affect. In the Blue Coats 2014 DCI show "Tilt" . The point of the show is that everything is tilted, the camera-people tilt the cameras when some of the members of the band tilt.  Blue Coats DCI Show Tilt Dutch Angle/ Tilted Shot Example High Angle &  Low Angle A High Angle is a shot filmed from up high to make a subject feel small, weak, vulnerable, and powerless. A  Low Angle  is a shot filmed down low to make a subject look large, powerful, heroic, or menacing.  Frozen Example of Low and Hi...