Cinematography Blog

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In this beginning scene they have mainly used medium shots or close-ups as the audiences are just meeting the protagonists and getting used to their faces. It also helps them pick up information about what's happening in the scene by reading their facial expressions. The director has used quick changes to jump from one character to another. Tracking shots are used in parts of the sequence when the camera follows the characters or takes videos of the surroundings.

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The camera work is done in a format where audience can see parts of the setting in the beginning to get a slight clue of what it is and then as the clip progresses they start to see more of the setting and a tracking shot is used to reveal the setting to the audience once some of the main characters exist the scene. The setting can also give the audiences an idea of the narrative before hearing any dialogue or a major scene taking place. It helps increase the understanding of the audiences. 

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This image is a long-shot which helps audience identify narrowly who is in the scene and help them pick up some of the background as well. This would automatically indicate some things to them which they would use to pick out hints about the narrative. For example, straight away you can tell this is a family friendly TV show. 

This is a close-up as we can see the characters faces clearly and audiences would be able to pick up information from their facial expressions. In this scene we can tell that the characters look amused and slightly disappointed. 

The low-angle shot used in this scene makes the characters look more superior than whatever it is they are looking at as they are in a higher position and they are looking down at something which is presumably smaller or weaker than them. It also creates curiosity for the audience as they would start to wonder what the characters are looking at; creates a sense of mystery in some cases.

This is a wide-shot that is mainly used to show the settings to audiences and is most likely going to be used at the opening scene or when entering a new day or new setting. A wide-shot could be used to have a calm approach or to cool things down after an intense scene.