After our first piece of work, we moved on to analysing TV Dramas.
We looked at the first minute of Breaking Bad's Series 1, Episode 1. We watched it three times and had to pick out the angles of the camera and comment on the movement etc. Here are my notes that I wrote down.
Camera Shot/angle
Starts off with establishing and wide shots with one weather shot. This shows us the area of where the scene is set and what it is like there. Throughout the one minute clip, there are reaction shots of the man driving and and two person mid shot is shown along with a mid shot of the back of the van, again this sets the scene and shows what kind of situation the character is in. Furthermore, a POV (point of view) shot is used to give us a sense of what the character is feeling.
Movement
You can tell that a handheld camera is being used throughout this scene, this is because of how jolty and unfocused the scene is. This gives us an idea of how panicky and disorientated the main character is feeling.
Angle
A worms eye view is used at the end, where the van is coming over the hill and towards the camera. By doing this, it gives the audience a sense of panic, alike to the character, and makes us feel uneasy about what might happen next.
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