Camerawork: blog task

We need to be able to recognize and analyse the camera shots and angles when studying film or television. As ever with media, we need to be able to explain the effect this camerawork has on the audience.

Create a blogpost called 'Camerawork blog tasks'.

Watch this clip from Doctor Who and complete the tasks below:

Blog tasks:

1) Pick three camera shots from the Doctor Who scene and explain what type of shot it is and what meanings or effect they have on the audience.

• Long shot at 00:52 which emphasizes who is in control in that scene
• Establishing shot at 03:40 which zooms out of the setting and shows outer space to exaggerate the effect that is created
• Close up at 02:14 to create tension and build suspense in the scene

2) Pick one camera angle that is used in the scene and explain the effect it has on the audience. 

Birdseye view at 3:39 gives the audience a sense of how expansive and widescale the project shown is, making it clear to the audience how significant and important it is.

Mise-en-scene:

3) Pick one aspect of mise-en-scene from the scene and explain what connotations are being communicated to the audience.

The rings at the ends of the clip of blue light emitted are a convention of the sci-fi genre.