Camera shots. There are so many. High ones, low ones, far ones, close ones. Every set of camera angles are done for a certain purpose.
There are three main reasons why camera angles are done: the first is style. In director Danny Boyle’s films like Slumdog Millionaire, or Trainspotting, 28 Days Later and his most recent 127 Hours he uses very gritty, provocative shots. It’s a style that is all his own. The second reason is mood. For example in Rodrigo Cortes’ film Buried, he uses very up close shots. His reason for doing this was because the whole movie takes place in a coffin under ground. He wanted to convey a feeling of claustrophobe. It makes you understand what the feel of the scene is and what the character(s) are feeling. Last reason, simply because the shot looks cool, check out any Spielberg film. He always has very interesting shots in his films.
From this article I have Learned that everyone uses different shots for different purposes and sometimes the reasons overlap.
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