Hi Year 8el,
These are good examples. Can
any of the other rappers describe other
instances in Noah &
Saskia where high camera angles are used? In episode
2 we see Noah framed from
several different angles, including high
angles, to construct his
character. Any comments about these? High
camera angles are important
in film and are often juxtaposed with low
angles. EG: the monster
about to attack is viewed from a low angle to
make the character and us
feel threatened and the character is viewed
from a high angle, thus
dimishing them and creating a sense of
helplessness.
What about in news and
documentary? We can create bias in the viewer
simply by changing the
camera angle. EG: Interviewing people of opposing
views. What happens when we
shoot one from a low and one from a high
angle? Try changing over?
Have any of you made your own TV programs or
films in schools and
considered this?
What impression of Benny
would have been created if the camera had been
placedlow?
Soft focus is an interesting
element that has evolved over time. Unlike
camera angles which
approximate human interactions, soft focus evolved
as a film code for memory,
dreams and imagination. What other codes of
this kind have you noticed
in Noah & Saskia so far?
Good luck and keep rapping.
Lee
with thanks
Carol
Carol Thomas
School Libraries and Information Literacy
Unit
Curriculum K-12 Directorate
NSW Department of Education and Training
3a Smalls Rd Ryde 2112
ph: 9886 7481 fax: 9886 7413
carol.thomas@det.nsw.edu.au
