Hi! Today we're looking at specific shots and angles we use within our movie. This blog post will contain shots from our refilm which will be discussed in my next blog and shots from our outside scene.
Close-up
For our opening montage we used a lot of close-ups to display our main character getting dressed for her date. This is one of the most vital shots with a teenage dream/rom-com movie. We used this in the beginning montage to establish a sense of joy, encouraging our viewer to let their guard down. In these close-ups, Jasmine is smiling painting her as relaxed and happy.
Low-angle Medium Shot (MS)
When Jasmine hears her phone ringing, she turns (while sitting) and faces the phone. In this shot, there's two things noticeable. Jasmine's phone and Jasmine's excited reaction. We placed the camera at the phone level in order to create a low angle which helps us move the focus of the shot from the phone screen to Jasmine. This was important as the proximity of the phone to the camera places attention onto it, but the low angle paints Jasmine as important and emphasizes her reaction as she becomes the center of the shot. We used a medium shot for this so that we could display her body language and facial expression. If we would've used a full of her, it would've included her legs which play no significant role in interpreting her body language, since in the shot she's sitting and then leans forward.
Wide shot
To show Jonathan arriving we used a wide shot of the car turning on to her block and then parking. We used a wide shot to both convey the environment and focus on the car. In the shot the background is houses, so it is somewhat eye catching due to the way the light was hitting the roofs and etc. This made the car contrast as it's grey and dark in color. This wide shot specifically was to prepare the viewer for the scenery change as we're now about to see Jasmine move from inside the house to outside.
Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed this blog post and see you in the next one.
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