1. Space in Cinema, Part Two
I’m Ready For My Close-Up
Edward Bowen
MTSU EMC 3000

2. Space
The frame defines and reveals a two-dimensional “slice”
of the world created by the filmmakers.

3. Space
Framing – The size and position of the world and the
subject within the limits of the frame.
The perceived distance relationship of the camera
(viewer) to the subject.

4. Space
Framing
• Close-up: A shot framed to emphasize the human
head or face, or something of the same approximate
size of the human head. Abbreviated CU. Variations:
Extreme Close-up, Shoulder shot.

5. Space
Framing
• Close-up:
“We used a lot of close-ups. For me, the close-up is one of
the great inventions of the 20th century; it allows an
audience to sit in a dark room and stare into the eyes of a
person who's emoting without being self-conscious.”
Darren Aronofsky on “Black Swan”
American Cinematographer

6. Space
Framing - Close-up

7. Space
Framing - Close-up

8. Space
Framing - Close-up

9. Space
Framing - Close-up

10. Space
Framing - Close-up

11. Technology of Motion Pictures
Framing - Close-up. “La Passion de Jeanne D’Arc”
(1928) Carl Theodor Dreyer
La-Passion-de-Jeanne-D-Arc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAqnUPqj3JY

12. Technology of Motion Pictures
Framing - Close-up. “La Passion de Jeanne D’Arc”
(1928) Carl Theodor Dreyer
Passion of Joan of Arc with Score by Stefan Smulovitz http://youtu.be/ZfarfFukqTM

13. Space
Framing - Close-up. “La Passion de Jeanne D’Arc”
(1928) Carl Theodor Dreyer
“Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It
is a land one can never tire of exploring. There is no greater
experience in a studio than to witness the expression of a
sensitive face under the mysterious power of inspiration. To
see it animated from inside, and turning into poetry.”
-Carl Theodor Dreyer, Thoughts on My Craft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAqnUPqj3JY

14. Space
Framing - Close-up. “A Place in the Sun” (1951) George
Stevens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAqnUPqj3JY

15. Space
Framing - Close-up. “Les Miserables” (2012) Tom
Hooper
http://youtu.be/VvzLZIiD5TU

16. Space
Framing - Close-up. “Les Miserables” (2012) Tom
Hooper
http://youtu.be/vHwyCp6ah6U

17. Space
Framing - Close-up. “Les Miserables” (2012) Tom
Hooper
http://youtu.be/8bfZCjmOzDs

18. Space
Framing - Close-up. “An Occurrence at Owl Creek
Bridge” (1961) Robert Enrico

19. Space
Framing – Close-ups: Extreme Close-up

20. Space
Framing – Close-ups: Extreme Close-up

21. Space
Framing – Close-ups: Extreme Close-up. “Citizen Kane”
(1941) Orson Welles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jipboWI9uiE

22. Space
Framing – Close-ups: Extreme Close-up. “Blue Velvet”
(1986) David Lynch
Blue Velvet - The Ear http://youtu.be/W8ap2yco-go

23. Space
Framing – Close-ups: Extreme Close-up. “The Blair Witch
Project” (1999) Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez
The Blair Witch Project - Apology scene http://youtu.be/Z66RpatHajQ

24. Space
Framing – Close-ups: Shoulder Shot

25. Space
Framing – Close-ups: Shoulder Shot

26. Space
Framing – Close-ups “Jaws”

27. Space
Framing – Close-ups “Jaws”

28. Space
Framing – Close-ups “Jaws”

29. Space
Framing – Close-ups “Jaws”

30. Space
Framing
• Close-up: A shot framed to emphasize the human
head or face, or something of the same approximate
size of the human head. Abbreviated CU. Variations:
Extreme Close-up, Shoulder shot.
• Medium Shot (MS): Shows a person’s face and a
significant portion of the person’s body. Variations:
Waist shot, cowboy, knee shot.

31. Space
Framing – Medium Shots: Waist Shots

32. Space
Framing – Medium Shots: Waist Shots

33. Space
Framing – Medium Shots: Cowboys

34. Space
Framing – Medium Shots: Cowboys

35. Space
Framing – Medium Shots: Cowboys

36. Space
Framing – Medium Shots “Jaws”

37. Space
Framing – Medium Shots “Jaws”

38. Space
Framing – Medium Shots “Raising Arizona”

39. Space
Framing
• Close-up: A shot framed to emphasize the human
head or face, or something of the same approximate
size of the human head. Abbreviated CU. Variations:
Extreme Close-up, Shoulder shot.
• Medium Shot (MS): Shows a person’s face and a
significant portion of the person’s body. Variations:
Waist shot, cowboy, knee shot.
• Full Shot (FS): Shows one or more full human forms
from just below the feet to just above the head.

40. Space
Framing – Full Shots

41. Space
Framing – Full Shots

42. Space
Framing – Full Shots

43. Space
Framing – Full Shots

44. Space
Framing – Full Shots

45. Space
Framing – Full Shots

46. Space
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2poNEiVZNXQ
Framing – Full Shots “Top Hat” (1935)

47. Space
It's Always Fair Weather (1955) http://youtu.be/hw_f-QwlPFM
Framing – Full Shots “It’s Always Fair Weather” (1955) Gene Kelly &
Stanley Donan

48. Space
It's Always Fair Weather (1955) http://youtu.be/hw_f-QwlPFM
Framing – Full Shots “It’s Always Fair Weather” (1955) Gene Kelly &
Stanley Donan

49. Space
Framing – Full Shots “Jaws”

50. Space
Framing – Full Shots “Jaws”

51. Space
Framing
• Close-up: A shot framed to emphasize the human
head or face, or something of the same approximate
size of the human head. Abbreviated CU. Variations:
Extreme Close-up, Shoulder shot.
• Medium Shot (MS): Shows a person’s face and a
significant portion of the person’s body.m Variations:
Waist shot, cowboy, knee shot.
• Full Shot (FS): Shows one or more full human forms
from just below the feet to just above the head.
• Long Shot (LS): Includes more of the environment,
establishing more fully details of the surrounding
mise en scene. Variations: Extreme long shot.

52. Space
Framing – Long Shots

53. Space
Framing – Long Shots

54. Space
Framing – Long Shots

55. Space
Framing – Long Shots

56. Space
Framing – Long Shots: Extreme Long Shots

57. Space
Framing – Long Shots: Extreme Long Shots

58. Space
Framing – Long Shots: Extreme Long Shots

59. Space
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvBcl40QOhQ
Framing – Long Shots/Extreme Long Shots
“Lawrence of Arabia” (1962) David Lean

60. Space
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCg8Ku7C5eI
Framing – Long Shots: Extreme Long Shots
“Troy” (2004) Wolfgang Petersen

61. Space
Framing – Long Shots “Jaws”

62. Space
Framing – Long Shots “Jaws”

63. Space
Moment by moment, the filmmakers define the visual
perspective, or “angle” of the viewer to the subject in
space.

64. Space
Camera Angle - The position/perspective of the camera
(viewer) to the subject.

65. Space
Camera Angle - The position/perspective of the camera
(viewer) to the subject.
• Eye Level - Camera is placed level with the eyes of the
subject.

66. Space
Camera Angle - The position/perspective of the camera
(viewer) to the subject.
• Eye Level - Camera is placed level with the eyes of the
subject.
• Low Angle - Camera is below the subject looking up on it.
Since this is the child’s perspective of an adult, the low
angle is thought to strengthen the subject. Anyone above
your view is a superior, threatening or dominant.
Use of high and low angle shots in "Scrubs"
http://youtu.be/8V1uE1-wTPs

67. Space
Low Angle

68. Space
Low Angle

69. Space
Low Angle

70. Space
Low Angle

71. Space
Low Angle
Citizen Kane – Low Angle Shot http://youtu.be/ReHAg29c-64

72. Space
Low Angle
Michael Bay Epic Spinning Shot Supercut http://youtu.be/DPtHPgZmZdA

73. Space
Low Angle
Tarantino // From Below https://vimeo.com/37540504

74. Space
Low Angle – “Jaws”

75. Space
Low Angle – “Jaws”

76. Space
Low Angle – “Raising Arizona”

77. Space
Camera Angle - The position/perspective of the camera (viewer) to
the subject.
• Eye Level - Camera is placed level with the eyes of the subject.
• Low Angle - Camera is below the subject looking up on it. Since
this is the child’s perspective of an adult, the low angle is
thought to strengthen the subject. Anyone above your view is a
superior, threatening or dominant.
• High Angle - Camera is above the subject looking down on it.
Since this is the adult perspective on a child, the high angle is
thought to weaken the subject. Anyone below your view is
subordinate.

78. Space
High Angle

79. Space
High Angle

80. Space
High Angle

81. Space
High Angle

82. Space
High Angle

83. Space
High Angle
“Footlight Parade” (1933) Lloyd Bacon
Choreography by Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley für Footlight Parade Parade im Rampenlicht USA 1933
http://youtu.be/fRWKCaVk808

84. Space
High Angle
“Golddiggers of 1935” (1935) Busby Berkeley
SEE-200-BUSBY-BERKELEY--dance2--LULLUBY-OF-BROADWAY-35
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index/?o_cid=mediaroomlink&cid=319165

85. Space
High Angle
“Psycho” (1960) Alfred Hitchcock
Psycho (10/12) Movie CLIP - Arbogast Meets Mother (1960) HD http://youtu.be/5bieIiX5KLQ

86. Space
High Angle
Taxi Driver - Pre-Ending http://youtu.be/8t20ky2oUT8
“Taxi Driver” (1976) Martin Scorsese

87. Space
High Angle
God's Eye View https://vimeo.com/31487012#

88. Perspective
High Angle – “Jaws”

89. Perspective
High Angle – “Jaws”

90. Perspective
High Angle – “Raising Arizona”

91. Perspective
Canted / Dutch / Oblique Angle

92. Perspective
Canted / Dutch / Oblique Angle

93. Perspective
Canted / Dutch / Oblique Angle
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/116306/Third-Man-The-Movie-Clip-What-Kind-Of-A-Spy-.html
“The Third Man” (1949) Carol Reed

94. Perspective
Canted / Dutch / Oblique Angle
“The Third Man” (1949) Carol Reed
The Third Man - Lime's Introduction http://youtu.be/jeJVNQ4ngfo

95. Space
Canted / Dutch / Oblique Angle
“Batman” (1966) Leslie H. Martinson
Batman--Kicking-Ass http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3016507337716192329#

96. Space
Canted / Dutch / Oblique Angle
“Thor” (2011) Kenneth Branaugh
Thor 2011 BRRip Sample.mkv http://youtu.be/aeika1Oqe5w