Cinematography: blog analysis tasks

 1) Write an analysis of the cinematography in the opening sequence. Highlight your use of media language and try to cover camera shots, angles and movement using the terminology we have learned in lessons. 

Movie:

In this opening scene, there are numerous long shots as the explosion erupts, Medium shots on parts of the boat breaking, Many closeups and extreme closeups on again the boat and some of its passengers jumping off.

2) How does the camerawork give the audience clues about the setting, narrative and character?

With the fast paced movements across the ship and the explosions, viewers can expect an action movie with plenty of violence as thats what genre is typically associated with camerawork like this. People can also potentially expect a thriller as nobody knows the context of this sudden outburst of violence on screen..

Secondly, find and analyse one film or TV still image. Add the image to your blog post. 

3) Analyse the camera shot/angle in the image and what it communicates to the audience. Remember to highlight the media terminology you use.

In this shot we are given an extreme close up of the dying Walter Whites face where the camera is hanging directly above him. This is potentially done to represent his soul leaving his body as the camera pans out showing in a metaphorical way that he is dying, and with such a dramatic close up, audiences could feel a sense of relief as the long awaited death has finally come and the slow motion pan is representing that feeling.