The Rock- Camera Movement

The camera is placed low down and looking up this produces a low angle shot the effect of this is that the audience feel a sense urgency and him being taller than use suggests power. We track backward with him as he runs. This means that the audience feel like they are part of the action. We see a gun and men with walkie-talkie in shot. This gives a sense of action genre as these items are key signifiers.

  The camera is on the floor and tilted looking upwards at Nicholas cage, this shows authority and we can see the brand of the car. The camera is placed where no person could be realistically, the camera is by the wheel of the Ferrari, the effect of this is that the audience are able to get a better effect of where the action is moving to next. The camera doing a close up on the changing of the gear shows the urgency of the problem. The canned angle could show that there is danger as it is irregular. The action moves away from the camera position and the camera does not follow it, this makes it seem as if the car is going really fast.

 

Again the camera is low don looking at Nicolas cage further highlighting this power. The camera then tracks the people in the car and the use of a  close up allows the audience to focus on a important detail in the screen and the emotions of the characters.

The audience feel as if the action is about to come straight at them- if they were not watching the film they’d get out of the way very quickly. The camera is mounted on the back of the car which means it is right in the action this means that there is an increasing sense of pace, it also means that the audience gain a better view of the action as they see more than the could in real life. 

 

The camera drop down from a higher level to a mid level where the action is taking place but the camera remains stationary this means that there is a increasing sense of speed it also means that the action seems extremely close.

The camera rapidly cuts between different angles and positions. The effect of this that the audience get a brief sense of overview where they can begin to link the scenes together, it also means that the audience feel involved but feel safe knowing they will not be touched by what is happening on screen. There is parallel editing. 

  The camera is placed inside the car and the camera movement is handheld and jumpy. This means the audience feel a sense of disorientation and the audience feel like they ar actually in the action this also creates an increasing sense of urgency. We also see a extreme close up of a person this means we are invited to make a judgement about the people being portrayed.  It also means that we have a better chance at understanding the dialogue even though the action on screen is moving fast. 

This task was completed by myself and katy.