Jelly Baby Task

Mid Shot

A mid shot is generally a neutral shot and is sometimes used when information is essential. For example, news reporters are for a majority in a mid-shot to easily pass

over information on a level with the viewers, the news readers are not there to be above or below the viewer and therefore a mid-shot is appropriate in instances like these. In terms of portraying a character, the mid-shot is used when the lower body isn’t essential to the shot meaning or the character so it could be argued that it is focused on what the character is saying. Therefore suggesting that the characters

dialogue is important and worth listening to. Another way a mid-shot is used to portray a character is to show them on a level with the audience, this has an aspect of equality and lacks aspects of dominance and an ‘underdog’. All of these features

point towards a sub meaning of neutrality. This shot is also a reflection of the audience’s relationship with the character. In a mid-shot the relationship is neither

close nor distant, it is neutral.

Big Close up

A close up shot is effective and used for many different reasons. Firstly, a close up can be used to elaborate on detail and is usually used on the characters face. For example, a close up can be used to accentuate a facial expression or emotion. Additionally, it can be used to

exaggerate a facial feature that has particular significance. A variation is the chocker shot which is typically framed on the subject's face from above the eyebrows to below the mouth. The audience will feel either uncomfortably close or naturally close to a character

in this shot. This shot would be used mostly when there is a close relationship between the character and the audience as the director wouldn’t want to make the audience feel

uncomfortable unless it was a horror or that was the specific aim.

Two Shot

A two shot is effective for time and money saving reasons. They are also easier for the audience to follow as they

don’t cut to individuals who are speaking. Two shots are usually used when two characters are having a

conversation or are walking down a street together. The audience are able to direct their attention to each

character as they speak as both actors are in the frame.

High Angle

A high angle is usually looking down on a character. This shot usually has the effect of making the character look

inadequate or less important to the audience. This shot is best evidenced in heroic action films when the villain is

finally defeated or dead the camera angle is usually very high to show the overcome of this character. The

relationship this portrays between the character and the audience is that the character is below the audience and is

not close.

Long Shot

A long shot gives the audience a distant relationship between the character and them. A long shot is used when the entire scene including the setting and the characters full body is essential. It is generally a shot which shows the image corresponding to the real distance between the audience and the screen. This category includes the full shot showing the entire human body, with the head near the top of the frame and the feet near the bottom. While the focus is on

characters, plenty of background detail still emerges.

Low Angle

A low angle is used to show a character is dominant. The relationship between the character and the audience is that the

character is authoritative to them and of a high importance. Someone who is in person and is at a low angle is usually a

person in control in a real life situation. For example, a teacher who is authoritative and in control usually stands in front of the

class and is of a higher status in this environment to the students.

Extreme Close Up

An extreme close up is used to focus on facial features. This is generally the eyes or the mouth. I used an extreme close up in my

preliminary task which focused on the mouth while one of my characters spoke to

emphasise the importance of the dialogue. The extreme close up gives a dramatic effect

to the media.