Reseacrh and Planning: Camera Angles

 Camera Angles are a vital edition to any film or trailer, and the variety of angles are very helpful in doing a number of things to your trailer such as shaping a message, or explaining a characters position in society or a way they particularly feel at the time of the camera shot.

These angles below are ones we are considering to use in our trailer:

Low Angle:  This angle looks up at the character and is an angle that tends to represent the characters power or level of authority. This is because the camera is looking up at the character and from an audiences perspective it seems to be as if the character is looking down on you which links with the idea that the upper classes tend to look down on those from lower classes, following the stereotype. This angle can be based around a theme of age, class, gender and social realism. In relation to our film it will be important as our storyline tackles class and gender and we can use it to show a characters feeling of individual authority through this, which can then help the audience gain an understanding of the atmosphere we intend to create in the scene.

High Angle: This camera angle tend to look down on a character or a subject, in order to make it feel or look small and vulnerable. It can again be used to represent gender, class, age or social realism. In relation to our trailer, this angle will be very important as its an angle that is easy to use when attempting to create a persona and portray their feelings through the camera. Also, as "Subsidence" tackles drugs and the affect these have (negative), this angle will help emphasise the true impact the drugs have on an individual and with the camera looking down on a character it will help overall in introducing the pure isolation and vulnerability the character is feeling, therefore emphasising the deeper and stronger negative impact drugs have on lives or normal people, a message we intend to portray in our trailer.