Camera Angles and Representation

Savage Grace

This shot is an establishing shot. This is known as an establishing shot as it confirms to an audience where the film or this particular scene is to be set and at what time of day too. An establishing shot is typically used at the beginning of a scene to establish the setting for said scene. In this sense we establish that the film is set in England and this particular scene is at night or dawn due to the low key lighting and the horizon having a sense of run rise or sun set die to the yellows and oranges. 

However this shot is known as a close up which usually depicts certain emotions on a character and shows them to the audience. In this shot we see the woman at a party seen by her dress (not in this shot in another one before she moved) and by her hair style and make up. We also get a sense of the time era as well as she is styled like people were in the 60's/70's.

As well as being a close up this was also a part of a Shot Reverse-Shot too. In which a shot in used likely during a conversation between two characters and the shot changes from one persons perspective, to the others, and then back again. This is effective as it shows both characters reactions within a conversation and their actions too.

Finally an example of a mid shot can be seen above as well as a shot using the rule of thirds. This shot not only views the two characters but also the scenery behind them indicating they're in public, again in a different time era due to their clothes and style. This is recognised as a mid shot because the shots has half their body in to about mid way. 

This uses the rule of thirds too as the characters are located in the last thirds of the screen and the first tow are filled with the background and the scenery. This is effective as its a change in the use of shots and can possibly make way for someone to appear within the left hand side of the screen. This also allows an audience to see the miss-en-scene of the background which - again - helps set a time era, a location and an idea of the time of day (day/night).