"Most people see the world from a sitting or standing vantage."
I always tend to take pictures or videos from a neutral view and last class made me realize just how different a picture can look when you change the angle from which its shot and the type of shot itself (especially the pictures taken in Mexico). Before I just used to watch movies, however, now I tend to analyze what kind of camera angles and shots are being used and how it impacts the scene. For instance, if a battle scene is being shot, a close up shot would be used to show the anger on the fighter's face. However to show the actual fighting i.e. the action, a mid shot would probably work better than a close up.
How an image is looked at is subjective. For example a person looking at this image from a neutral view would see a mean, angry, could "kick your butt" kind of a guy. However, a person viewing this image from a lower angle would see the same guy smirking or smiling slyly.
This following video shows 17 most widely used camera angles and shots in the world of cinema. It covers all the types we studied about in class and more.
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