High Angle: A High angle hot is usually located above the eye level. This is usually looking down on the subject and the point of focus is taken up by the surroundings. These are usually used to make the moment more dramatic.
At 0:26 a high angle is used. It is used here because it is creating a dramatic scene. It grasps the audience and pulls in attention. Therefore I believe it is very effectively used here.
Low Angle: A Low angle shot is taken looking up at someone. Usually the camera is on the floor and pointed upwards. It is used to make someone seem powerful and dominant.
(Time 0:22) There is a low angle shot used here to make the Doctor seem like a very important person. I believe this was very effective here because the audience was able to look at the Doctor and straight away know he's powerful.
Canted Angle: This is where the camera angle is tilted to show off balance and instability. It is most commonly used in horror films and is mainly filmed using a handheld camera.
Camera Movements:
Pan: is a movement which scans a scene horizontally. It is often used to follow a moving object which is kept in the middle of the frame.
(Time: 3:13) This scene shows the camera pans to follow the character as he is moving across the scene.
The main subject is always kept in the middle of the frame.
Tilt: is the movement where by which the camera scans the scene vertically.
(Time 10:28) I believe this is a tilt movement because as the character ascends the ladder the camera follows him by scanning upwards, which gives a sense of how high the building is.
Tracking: A tracking shot is a movement sometimes used in action scenes, when the subject is running or there is a lot of the movements by the actual character. The camera is placed on a moving vehicle and moves along side the action following the moving figure.
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Dolly (equipment): A Dolly is used to move the wheeled apparatus on which a camera is mounted toward or away from the scene. These are used in tracking movements.(Time 1:43) Here we can see a tracking movement used because we are following the person running and we get a sense that something big is going to happen, due to this action.
Crane: This is just like a dolly shot, but in the air. A crane is a large, heavy piece of equipment, but is a useful way of moving a camera as it can move up, down, left, right, swooping in or moving diagonally.
(Time 2:00) I believe a crane movement is used here so that we get a fluid left to right movement and are able to see how all the children in the scene are perfectly still and not moving.
Steadicam: This is a stabilizing mount for the camera which isolates the operator's movement from the camera, allowing a very smooth shot even when the operator is moving quickly over an uneven surface
(Time 0:32) I believe a steadicam is used here because we have a moving shot here and for the camera operator to get a fluid shot he would have had to use a steadicam mount.
Handheld: Sometimes the action is moving too quickly or too unpredictably for the camera to be on a tripod. This means the camera operator simply holds the camera.
(Time 4:02) I believe a hand held movement is used here, to give a sense of urgency and panic to the scene, so that the audience can really see the distress the characters feel.
Zoom: Zoom is technically not a camera move as it doesn't require the camera to move at all. Zooming means altering the focal length of the lens to give the illusion of moving closer to or further away.
(Time 0:09) A zoom is used here so that the audience get an overall picture of Merlin and then gradually as the narrator starts to discuss Merlin we get so close we have an extreme close up of Merlin's face. Our attention is fixed on Merlin due to this
Reverse Zoom: A single shot which moves away from a particular subject. When done very quickly it can displace the audience, but it can also be used to show the wider picture or context of an image
(Time 2:53) A reverse zoom is used here to show the image of the whole house and so the audience can get a picture of the scene due to the prevailing tragedy which is about to take place.
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