Workshop 2: Linking themes to the impact of Angles, Movement, and Shots

BrainStorm - 

What is happening:
The other Wybie is standing outside the pink palace on the stairs. The other mother asks him to smile at Coraline from the doorway but he ends up frowning. O.Wybie is making himself smaller - less of a target - kinda like he is submitting by putting his head down, shoulder hunched. looks weak and vulnerable.

Angle Shots:
High Angle - Makes Wybie look over powdered and like he isn't as strong or good as anyone else.
P.O.V - The other mother makes herself seem like she is stronger, bigger, and more dominant.

Viewer:
It makes the viewers feel sorry for/scared for The other wybie for he looks scared and weak.

Director:
Foreshadowing - hinting at whats is to come.
Hinting the maybe the other mother isn't so wonderful like she seems.

Other Techniques:
Lighting - Dark with a spotlight in wybie like he is on the spot/under focus.
the darkness creates a creepy atmosphere.

SEXXXY Paragraph - 

In the scene with The Other Mother and The Other Wybie, we see high angle shots used to show the theme looks can be deceiving. We see this when The Other Mother asks The Other Wybie to smile but he hunches over and frowns instead. This makes the audience feel sorry for and scared for The Other Wybie because he looks scared and worried himself. The use of a high angle shot from the perspective of The Other Mother adds to the feeling as it makes The Other Wybie look weak and vulnerable. The director did this to portray foreshadow the change of The Other Mother from being perfect to evil. Coinciding with this is the use of lighting. A spotlight is put ver The Other Wybie and emphasizing that he was under the focus and pressure of The Other Mother. This reminds us of earlier in the film where a low angle shot was used to make Wybie seem big and scary but really he was just an ordinary nerd. This links to the scene because it also shows a moment when the look of a character was deceiving.

Film Studies - Camera Shots

Today in film studies we were working on the different camera shots and angles. I found out that there were around 15 main angles/shots that directors and cameramen use during the making of a film. I found a few examples, got their definitions, and put them all down in a document. I wrote them all in my own words to make it better for me to understand.

Definitions - 

Extreme close up - When it is very close to the character/item that it is showcasing. Most of the time the item/ characters take up the whole screen so you can focus more on it at hand. 
Close-up - It is a film or an image that is taken at a relatively close range to show the image/character.
Medium shot - It is captured at a medium distance from the subject and is mostly used during the dialogue scenes, but also depict body language and more of the settings.
Long (wide) shot - So you can see the subject in the settings but also so you can see everything else in the scene at the same time.
Extreme long shot - Is a shot that is used to focus on the surroundings in the movie to show what’s going on and where they are.
Low angle shot - Low angle shots are used to can be used to give the audience a sense that they are sharing the character's point of view especially when they are looking up at something.
Eyelevel shot -  It is considered to be emotionally neutral and is best used for straight, factual presentation.
Birdseye view shot - It is normally used when they want to make a dramatic comment on a character or scene in the movie.
Dutch tilt shot - They are normally used for dramatic effect and help portray unease, disorientation, and madness.
High Angle shot - High angle shots are used to make the subject/character seem vulnerable or in some cases weak and powerless.
Tracking shot - Tracking shots are shots where the camera is moving along with the subject in the frame making it look like that camera is tracking the subject.
Point of view shot - A point of view shot is used when the directors want the audience to see what the character sees.
Mise en scene shot - The term mise-en-scene refers to everything in front of the camera, including the set design, lighting, and actors.
Over the shoulder shot - Over the shoulder shots is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person.
Pan shot - It is when the camera is put on a tripod and moved from left to right normally used when a subject is moving or something.

EXAMPLES - 

Extreme Close-up	Close-Up	Medium Shot
Long (wide) Shot	Extreme Long-Shot	Low Angle
Eye Level	Birds Eye View	Dutch Tilt
High Angle	Tracking	Point of View
Mise En Scene	Over the shoulder	Pan