Cinematography Blog Tasks :)

Cinematography Blog Tasks

1) This is the opening sequence to the first episode of 'Grey's Anatomy' and there has been a variety of cinematography techniques used to convey different messages. The scene starts off with an over-the-shoulder shot which takes place over the main character's shoulder. This successfully presents the idea that she is the most significant character in this show and the show will take place from her perspective and mainly focus on her. In that shot, we are also able to see the use of a middle close-up on the main character in order to show her significance. When the door to the operating room opens up, we can see the use of a POV shot in order to present what it looks like from the eyes of the new interns who have never seen the room before- the first time they see the inside of the operating room is also the first time we see it and we both see it from a first-hand perspective and allows us to stand in their shoes. Once the interns walk into the operating room and start looking around, we can see an example of a high angle wide shot. The use of the high shot here is highly significant because it's the intern's first day working at a hospital so it is likely they are feeling nervous and small compared to the whole hospital and its experienced doctors so this is reflected through the angle that successfully replicates the insignificance and inferiority that they feel. The fact that this is a wide shot is also significant because it allows us to see how many news things all of the interns are having to process and this is reflected by the wide shot and the fact that the scene gives us a lot to process as well. As the scene goes on, we get an over-the-shoulder shot for each of the main interns to show that they will all have significant roles in the show and they are the interns that we should place our attention on because they will have significant storylines throughout the show. Towards the end of the scene, we can see there is a closeup on the man who has been giving the speech which successfully signifies the fact that he is likely to have a significant role in the show too. 

2) The camerawork used in this scene gives the audience proof that this show is based in a hospital and most of the show's scenes will occur in a hospital- this is because it was the first location that is shown in the opening sequence of the whole show. There is also a closeup on each main intern that will be focused on the most throughout the show so this shows that all the characters in the opening sequence that get a closeup will be significant throughout the show and each get a storyline. 

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In this still image from 'The Avengers', we can see a prime example of a high angle shot and in this scene they are being faced with an enemy that is much larger and more superior than them and the angle reflects this sense of inferiority that they have compared to the enemy. The feeling of inferiority that they have compared to the enemy is further emphasised by the scared/worried facial expressions on their faces. This still has also used a long shot in order to show their entire bodies and perhaps this has been used to reflect the way in which the enemy can see their entire bodies- meaning that their entire bodies are in danger and they have no protection from this enemy.