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Resources for video production.
Updated on Apr 09, 16
Created on Aug 15, 11
Category: Schools & Education
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Sarah Wheaton's List: Video Production
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- Objective
- Subjective
- Point-of-view
A shot can be from three general camera angles:
The objective angle is the most common in movies. It is the "fly on the wall" viewpoint where the audience sees what is happening but feels safely removed from the events as though they were there, but invisible. The actors must never look directly at the camera lens for that will destroy the illusion of the objective angle and require a re-take.
The subjective angle puts the audience in the scene along with the actors as though they were other participants in the action. When the camera rides the roller-coaster or flies in the cockpit of the airplane as is banks through a narrow canyon the audience will experience the subjective angle of view. The subjective angle is often used to briefly shock or disorient the audience. When an actor steps out of character to deliver an explanatory speech to the audience this is subjective angle.
The point-of-view angle puts the audience into the head of one of the actors so the audience sees what the character sees. This is often used to get the audience to sense the fear felt by the hero as s/he enters a dangerous situation. In a point-of-view angle the others actors may look directly into the camera to help create the audience's illusion that the audience is now living inside the character.
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