Camera Angles

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Which angle is used most of the time by directors?

1. Eye level shot
2. Shoulder level shot
3. Low angle shot
4. High angle shot

Which shot should be used when you want the viewer to connect with the character?

1. Dutch tilt
2. Shoulder level shot
3. Eye-level shot
4. Low angle shot

If one of the characters in your film is sitting down, and the other is standing up. What shot should you use?

1. Shoulder level shot
2. Low angle shot
3. Hip level shot

The author says that the actors will be much happier when you use the shoulder level shot instead of the eye-level shot. Why is that do you think? Use the information from the text.

When and why should you use a 'high angle shot'? Explain your answer.

What does a 'dutch angle shot' create? Explain your answer.

Which shot is used here? Explain why the director might have used this shot.

Which shot is used here? Explain why the director might have used this shot.

Take a picture, use a High-Angle

Take a picture, use a Dutch angle

Take a picture, use a shoulder level angle