At the start of
cuffs there is a short ariel scene which looks out at sea and swiftly makes its
way across the area of where the programme will be set. This shows us that it
will be set on the sea side in Brighton and what sort of area most of the
action will take place in and also shows the vast area which the police force
needs to cover. After this shot it skips to a close up clip of Ryan driving in
a police car obviously heading somewhere in hurry. This shows us that he will
play an important role in the series.
Later on in the
programme there is a scene where the new in experienced police officer (Jake)
has to save Ryan from the attacker so the camera men show close ups of his face
to show how anxious he is and continuously switch between that angle and a wide
shot of him creeping up on the attacker. Having different angles makes this
series much more interesting as it shows much more emotion than if they just
showed a straight shot all the time.
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ReplyDelete1. You can use the term 'bird's eye view shot' too. It is also an establishing shot.
2. You make one sensible point about the reason for showing Brighton but should be more detailed with reference to Brighton. Explain that the bird's eye view shot shows it to be a seaside town, extensive, with all the challenges that brings to a police force. Brighton is known as a holiday destination for foreigners and day-trippers, as a university town, as a busy commercial centre and so on.
3. Instead of writing 'After this shot it skips to..' say 'A hard cut takes us to..'
4. You have been taught that close-ups reveal emotion, reactions, as well. Can you expand?
5. Good last point: well done.