Camera Shots, Angles and Movement - Initial Ideas For Narrative 2 ('Emily's' Teenage Party)

The camera angles, shots and movements will be important throughout each of the aspects of our video, including our two different narratives that are within the music video simultaneously being told. Below are some different camera angles shots and movements initial ideas that we had whilst planning.

Narrative 2 ('Emily's Teenage Party)

Camera Shot Ideas 


Medium Shot - We will use the medium shot at some point towards the start of the scene to establish who is there, and show 'Emily' with her friends having a party, and showing her having the party that she wants.

Reaction Shot - There will be different reaction shots of 'Emily' at different points throughout the party with her friends. The emotion she will be having will all be positive and her reaction will always be her having fun or happy. This is right up until the end when she doesn't feel good and is on the floor of a field surrounded by alcohol or drugs no longer having a good time.

Point of View Shot - We have had two initial ideas on a point of view shot. Our first one was to have a point of view shot of 'Emily' looking around whilst she's sitting in a circle with all her friends, so the point of view shots her at the party while they're all drinking and having the life she wants. The other idea we had is that because we have decided she will pass out at the end of the night due to drugs/alcohol, we could have a camera view of her falling down to the floor and ending up passed out.

Extreme Close Up - Extreme close ups usually focus on a specific object or characteristic. An idea we had was to have an extreme close up on a bottle of vodka, specifically showing the strength percentage of the alcohol content. This is to show the type of party that 'Emily' is at, and show that she is finally where she wants to be doing what she wants to do.

Camera Angle Ideas 

High Angle - The high angle is often used to put someone in perspective and portray them in a certain way. For example, at the end of the night when 'Emily' is drunk we want to show her on the field floor drunk out of head her unable to move, so we want to portray her as weak and not in control. Using the high angle will do this because it will look down on her as if she is below everyone else, and having a horrible time and not in control of herself.

Low Angle -  The low angle is used to look up at someone and to put them in good light and show them in control of what is happening and in power. When 'Emily' is out with her friends, we know that it is where she wants to be and she is having fun, therefore she is in control of what she is doing and the situation that she ins in. This is why we will use the low angle to show her out at the party having fun and looking up at 'Emily' showing her in power.

Camera Movement Ideas