Thursday, October 2, 2014

Lighthouse Stills 10-2-14

 Close Up - Perspective/Scale
The Worm's Eye View was taken with the close up camera angle. That way, there's a lot more emphasis on the details within the photograph, while also imposing the lighthouse as an authoritative figure. The lighthouse is bigger than the character viewing it, therefore it has more power.

 Medium Shot - Vertical Lines
The medium shot is taken so that the viewer can still see details within the lighthouse, but they can also see some of the surrounding environment. The medium shot shows the lighthouse from about the midpoint up to the top. The edges of the lighthouse have the viewers' eyes going up it to see the top.

 Long Shot - Curved Lines
The long shot is taken, showing the lighthouse as well as some of the water coming up to the shoreline. 

 Two Shot - Formal Balance
The two shot includes both the lighthouse and the mountain in the background. While the mountain doesn't take up as much space or attention as the lighthouse, it still is a significant part of the photograph. This photograph also contains a small amount of formal balance between the mountains on either side of the lighthouse in the background.

 Over the Shoulder - Leading Lines
The over-the-shoulder perspective makes it seem almost as if the viewer is peering over the lighthouse, almost through it's own eyes. This also includes the extreme close up, cutting off some of the top of the lighthouse.

 Bird's Eye View - Informal Balance
The bird's eye view looks down at the lighthouse, making it seem lesser than what it really is. The lighthouse is set up so that it's following the rule of thirds, as well as an informal balance between the water and land.

 Point of View - Curved Lines
The point of view shot has the viewer looking through what would be the "eyes" of the lighthouse. There are curved lines with both the circle of light, the top of the picture, and the bottom. These curved lines have the eyes follow them.

 Eye Level Shot - Diagonal Lines
In this photo, the viewer is at eye level with the lighthouse. The beams of light from the lighthouse are diagonal, which makes the viewer want to follow them with their eyes to the edge of the photograph, and then back to the lighthouse.

 Extreme Close Up - Emphasis
With this shot, part of the lighthouse's "head" is cut off from the top of the camera. This gives an extreme close up point of view, emphasizing a lot on a certain feature of the object, which would be its head.