Camera Angles and Movement, my paragraph.

The camera angles and movement in skins play a big part in the imaging of teenagers in today’s society, the tracking shot coming out of the drive, revealing a long shot of a girl walking suggest that teenagers such as herself are conscious of their image, it gives the audience an insight into her mind and this suggests that she believes that people are watching her as she is walking home, this is conforming with the stereotype that teenagers are conscious of their body image, the following shot of Effy looking up to the protagonist who we believe to be her brother, is a low angle shot, this shows that he is in the power seat, it suggests that teenage girls are very much reliant on their brothers, this conforms with the stereotypical view of teenage girls, the following high angle shot re-enforces the idea of the protagonist having the power.

Camera Angles Paragraph Example

The idea that teenagers are curious about sex is reinforced through the over the sholder shot used when he is looking at the older woman getting dressed through the window over the road. The shot is hand held so that the audience can have the same experience as the teenage main character. The following close up shot shows a lack of expression suggesting that this is routine and he has become disaffected by the image. This conforms to the stereotype that teenagers' lives are surrounded by sex and it plays a big part of their life.

Examples of camera movement

Track (or Dolly)
Moving the camera itself towards or away from the subject, or to follow a moving subject. The shot is called a ‘track’ or ‘tracking’ shot because the camera is often run along a small track (very like a small railway track) to follow the action. The use of the word ‘Dolly’ comes from a tripod which is on wheels called a ‘dolly’. Both these techniques are used to stabilize the camera. This places all the focus on the objects/action in the frame – it allows for focus to remain still whilst the background rushes past. This is often used when we stay with the occupants of a car, listening to their dialogue and watching their actions when the background is largely unimportant. It should not to be confused with a zoom, where the camera’s lens is varied to give the impression of moving closer to, or away from the subject.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um5oq8ZcKus


Pan
Pivoting the camera to the side to scan a scene or to follow a moving subject. The camera stays STILL – the action rushes past. This highlights the SPEED of what is happening in form of the camera OR it gives clear evidence of scope – often used to show the surroundings or to establish the ‘background’.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRhDUhXVBNA

Whip pan
A sudden, fast pan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNsNjiX0vEc


Tilt
Pivoting the camera vertically up or down. This produces a low or high angle shot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jYXX48Oz7s

Rolling
This is when the camera moves diagonally, making the image askew. This is usually used to show that the character is ill or drugged and is often used in as point of view. This is also called a ‘dutch angle’.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYhVE4hBCq4

Arc
Moving the camera in an arc around the subject.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGR2XedwX0I


Crane shot
This is used when the camera itself moves up or down and is usually placed higher above the ground/action. The crane shot is the primary means of moving the camera above ground. During crane shots, the camera rises and lowers on a platform connected to a mechanical arm, much like utility company cherry-pickers. A crane enables the camera to traverse great distances up and down, as well as forward and backward and from side to side.
Overhead
This is where the camera looks over the action or scene directly from above – it’s like a kind of shot from the ceiling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGwTJ4uTwos

Aerial shot
Aerial shots are taken from a plane or helicopter are a variation of crane shots. A camera mounted on an aerial support can move into space in all directions while achieving much greater heights than can a crane. Filmmakers began exploring ways to mount a camera on a plane during the 1910s, and in the 1950s helicopter mounts created additional shooting possibilities. An aerial shot may frame another flying object or it may provide a "bird's eye view" of the landscape, as in the swooping helicopter shot of Julie Andrews in the Alps at the opening of The Sound of Music (1965).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvrcfb3_W1g

Hand-held shot
This is used to convey a sense of immediacy OR it can be used to suggest realism. Thus this shot if often used in more gritty films. However, it is often used these days as it allows for more freedom and with the use of a steadicam the shots have less of the hand-held, shaky feel that one associates with amateur film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rIJ68qCtmU

Zoom (Crash Zoom, Reverse Zoom, Reverse Crash Zoom)
This is not really a movement of the camera but it appears to be so. It is when the focus is pulled making either the object/scene slowly appear closer or further away. When this is done very fast, it’s called a crash zoom. When the focus reverses to make the object/scene seem further away, then it’s called a reverse zoom or, when done very quickly, a reverse crash zoom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr0XOpqmKsc