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1. 06/12/16 Charlie-Ray Mitchell
Camera angles and sound essay.
In this essay, I will break down a scene from a movie into sound, camera angles
and how it affects the audience and why it has been used. The film that I have
chosen to examine is ‘Skyfall’ and I have chosen to use the opening sequence as
my specific scene (You can find this scene at: https://youtu.be/tHRLX8jRjq8 on
YouTube).
Example of Diegeticsound:
Diegeticsoundissoundthatoriginatesfromthe real worldwithin the footagegathered.
Examplesof thisthatcan be seenwithin‘Skyfall’wouldbe;people screaminginpanic,sound
of vehicles,glasssmashingandgunshots(eventhough the gunshotwouldhave beenadded
lateron duringediting,becauseit’sinthatworld,itisdiegetic).The reasoningforusing
diegeticsoundinmoviesistoensure the filmisasrealisticaspossible inordertocapture
the audiencesinthe movie (e.g.tomake themforgetwhere theyare andmake themfeel
like they are the camera as if theyare there insteadof justwatchingthe footage ona
screen).
Example of non-Diegeticsound:
Non-diegeticsoundissoundthatisn’t apart of the footage capturedbutisaddedlateron via
editing. Examplesof thisthatcan be seenwithin‘Skyfall’wouldbe;Backgroundmusicand
voice-overs.Withoutthiskeyaspectinthe movie,thenthe movie will become dull.The
reasonwhynon-diegeticsoundisusedistoenhance scenesistochange the vibe of the
movie (inthisscene itis usedtobuilduptensionbetweenthe characters. Thisisuseda
quite a lotinactionsas theyrequire alotof editinginorderforitto be affective andplease
audiencesactionpackedaddiction.
Examplesof cameraangles:
Cameraangles are the positioningof the camera,whichcan be usedfordifferentpurposes
ina piece of footage.Examplesof thisthatcan be seenwithin‘Skyfall’wouldbe;close ups,
middle shots,longshot,extreme longshot,low angles,highangles,trackingshotandP.O.V
shots. Close upsare usedto see a characters facial expressionandtheiremotions.Middle
shotsare usedto putfocus ona character.Long shot andextreme longshotare bothused
to showthe characters positioninginthe environment(e.g.whereare theygoing, where
theyare andwho’saroundthem).Low anglesare usedto make a givencharacter fell
empoweredwhilstalowangle isusedto make othercharacters belittled.Trackingshotsin
thisscenarioisto showthe characters movement(asit’sanactionthisis vital).Finally,P.O.V
shotsare usedto showa givencharactersperspective onevents.

2. 06/12/16 Charlie-Ray Mitchell