Review of a few Camera Angles in the Show
Breaking Bad: Live Free or Die (2013)
Created by Vince Gilligan
I chose to watch Breaking Bad because it is my favorite show right now and there are a lot of intense senes. When we first learned about different types of shots, that night I started to notice all the different shots used in the show. So when we got this assignment, my mind went directly to Breaking Bad.
The first shot that I chose was an extreme close-up. This causes the viewers attention to be focused on the trade being made in the bathroom. It shows how care keys and a yellow envelope are involved. This makes the viewer curious about what is in the envelope and it stimulates a train of questions that will hopefully be answered in the rest of the show.
The next shot is a reaction shot shown at eye level. Even though eye level shots are the most common and show little emotion alone, when they are paired with other types of shots, such as this reaction shot, they can often evoke many emotions in the viewers. While watching this, I felt the concern that Skylar felt in the moment. This made me curious as to what was going to happen next and if everything was going to go as planned.
This is a close up shot because Walter is taking up the whole frame and the back ground is blurred. This focuses the viewer's attention on the subject causing the tension and intensity to rise. You can clearly see Walter's wounds and his facial expressions. From this shot alone the viewer can see that he seems distressed and that causes the viewer to be anxious for what is to come. These types if shots are very important to include in the beginning of an episode or movie because it keeps the audience interested and makes them want to keep watching.
This shot is an over the shoulder because not only does it include one person's point of view, but it also includes the actions of that person, in this case Jessie. This shot is taken as a very wide shot because it has a balance between the characters and their surroundings. The audience can clearly see the conflict between the characters, and they can see their location which is in the middle of nowhere. This makes their situation more intense because no one is around to help.
This is a two-shot, master shot. Both of the characters are visible, at eye level, along with their background. This places the characters in a junk car lot; however, the main focus is on the characters and their dialogue, rather than their surroundings. This is an important shot because it allows the viewers to see where the characters are in relation to their conversations. Since this is not a public place, the topic at hand is most likely serious and private.
This shot is a wide shot/ full shot. The character fills the frame and is visible and clear to the audience, but so is the background. This causes the audience to know where the character is and what kind of situation they are in, without having to say anything. This causes the audience to be curious because they don't know what is going to happen next. In this case: why is Skylar at the hospital?
This is a high angle shot of a sketchy man in a parking lot. This camera angle was meant to mimic a surveillance camera's view which makes his actions even more suspicious. This causes fear or anticipation of where the character is going, and what he is up to.
Lastly, this is a low angle shot of Walter. Low angle shots are used to create a sense of superiority of that character. In this case, Walter is seen as confident and stern which causes the audience to take him serious and see how powerful he actually is.
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