Camera Angles

1. CAMERA ANGLES WE
WILL USE IN OUR
DOCUMENTARY:
By Issy Marino

2. Two shot
• This is where the frame
encompasses a view of two people.
• We thought this shot would be good
during our interview sessions with
potential spiritual healers and other
people we contacted.
• A two shot emphasises the
relationship between the two people
on screen, so as an audience it is
clear to see who is interviewing.

3. Close-up shot:
• This is a type of shot, which tightly frames
a person or an object.
• It is used to show emotion and attract
attention to the filming which is being
focused on.
• For our documentary, we are thinking of
using this shot in a palm reading session
we are hopefully going to organise. This
will be really effective as the audience will
be able to see what really happens in an
experience like this.

4. Long shot:
• The long shot is a shot taken
from a further distance to show
the setting and costume.
• This shot will set the scene, so
we are considering of having this
shot in our opening sequence or
when we film iconic places
associated with spiritualism.

5. Point of view Shot:
• It’s shot as if the viewer was looking through
the eyes of a specific character
(documentarian).
• This encourages the audience to identify with
the documentarians, giving a personal touch
to the documentary.
• We thought this shot would be really good in
the scene where we go on a ‘ghost walk’ in
London or a similar event. As it makes it so
realistic and scary which is how we want the
audience to react.

6. Panning Shot:
• This is where the camera stays still, but rotates- it
makes the filming very continuous.
• We thought we might use this shot in the opening
sequence, and pan from realism to unnatural,
spiritual events.
• This juxtaposition will be very appealing to the
audience, as it will show the contrast between our
every day life and #theotherside. We are going to try
do this by getting footage of normal experiences and
then pan to unnatural ones.