Angles of Shots

During filming, we captured our shots from a wide range of angles and unusual perspectives. We did this because we want to disorientate our audience and capture their interest. Depending on the angle, we were able to create unusual imagery and make objects and people appear to be something they're not. This enhances our intention to consistently have visual subliminal images and messages that correlate to the meaning of the lyrics. This way, our audience will constantly be on the edge of their seat trying to understand the abstract perspectives and structure of our video. During editing, we have been able to change the reality of angles to a completely different viewpoint altogether. We achieved this by rotating, reversing and flipping the images as well as altering their size. This further enabled us to manipulate and change the realistic appearance to the shots, increasing the supernatural quality to the video. Below are snapshots of unusual perspectives we have created during filming and editing:

This image was originally filmed in normal colour, a normal close-up and less zoomed in. During editing we were able to flip the image vertically to create an upside-down orientation as if her hair is standing upward. By adding the high contrast black and white effect, we were able to enhance the peculiarity of the image and it's disorientating perspective relating to one of our inspirations for this video - German Expressionism. This effect gave us the ability to use the performers face as a key anchoring motif and a visual hook which is often noted by media analyst E. Ann Kaplan.

This image was originally a shot of coins falling out a hand towards the ground relating to the lyric "cost you to keep me quiet". But during editing we were able to rotate the image sideways and flip it horizontally to create the illusion of coins being pulled out of her hands from a sideway angle. This ultimately illustrates an unusual take on gravity and the way things fall, adding to the peculiarity of orientation throughout our video.

The original perspective of this image was of the performer taking a picture on the vintage camera at a medium-close up level. But during editing, we have been able to flip the image vertically and horizontally to create confusion with orientation. This image belongs to a four second sequence of spliced shots that continuously flip and change angle/colour. By editing the sequence this way, we have been able to create an unusual take on the shapes and angularity of the image making it appear more mechanical and extra-ordinary.

We used the following angles to portray these required effects:

1. Close up (focuses on a specific feature at a close angle) to show performers emotions or the detail of a prop

2. Mid shot (see half body) to show surroundings and body language

3. Long shot (see full length of body) to see the performers in their surroundings and to illustrate isolation

4. Tracking shot (follows something) to provide the audience with an exciting sense of motion

5. Birds-eye view (from directly overhead) this unnatural and strange angle puts the audience in an authoritative G-d-like position, looking down on the action and gives a pastiche reference to Alfred Hitchcock who commonly uses this motif throughout his works