CAMERA SHOTS/ANGLES/FRAMING/COMPOSI

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CINEMATOGRAPHY

This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America.

Director: Chris ColumbusWriters: Stephen Chbosky (screenplay), Jonathan Larson (book)

Stars: Taye Diggs as benjamin , Wilson Jermaine Heredia as Angel, Rosario Dawson as mimi , Anthony Rapp as Mark , Adam Pascal as roger, Idina Manzel as maureen , Tracy Thoms as joanne , Jesse .L. Marin as tom.

Camera

Shots

The opening scene is a long shot of 8 main characters(from left: Mark, Angel, Joanne,

Roger, Tom, Maureen, Benjamin and Mimi) of the film with spot lights on the stage singing. They are all at the bottom third of the frame.

This is a midshot of the character(s). Contains character(s) walking on the street,

shot from head to the waist.(from left: Joanne, Mark and Maureen)

This is a full shot of the character(s), Full shot is used mainly so that the audience can take note of

characters costume, it also show clear relationship between them, here you can see angel is wearing

father charismas costume dancing on stool and sofa while mark and roger watching with keen interest.

Close-up contain one character face, close-up shows actor emotions to the audience. In this shot mark was sad and angry because,

they just buried angel and there was an argument between the 8 friends.

This is a extreme close-up of mimi singing, here you can see her teeth, tongue even the saliva in her mouth. Extreme close-up shots makes the audiences get closer to the character(s) as if

they are looking at them face to face.

Camera

Angles

A bird eye angles is an angle that look directly below a scene.

High level eye angle: In this shot, camera is looking down on characters during arguments after the burial of

angel.

Eye level shots puts the audience on the same level as the characters

Low angle:- This camera angle looks up at a character(s).it gives the

character(s) a domineering figure.