Camera angle
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The camera angle marks the specific location at which a camera is placed to take a shot. A scene may be shot from several camera angles.
[edit] Psychological effects
Where the camera is placed in relation to the subject greatly affects the way the viewer perceives that subject. A high-angle shot makes the subject look small or weak while a low-angle shot makes the subject look powerful or threatening. A neutral shot has little to no psychological effect on the viewer.
A Dutch angle gives the viewer a feeling of a world out of balance or psychological unrest.
[edit] Naming a camera setup
During production and post-production, it is necessary to give a unique alphanumeric identity to each camera angle, labeled as "scenes." For example: "Scene 24C."
Camera angle letters are often pronounced on the set using one of two systems:
Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-Ray, Yankee, Zulu.
- Older Police Style phonetic alphabet:
Adam, Baker, Charlie, David, Edward, Frank, George, Henry, Ida, John, King, Lewis, Mary, Nancy, Otto, Peter, Queen, Robert, Susan, Thomas, Union, Victor, William, X-Ray, Young, Zebra.
For example: "Scene 24C" would be pronounced as "Scene 24, Charlie."
Some letters are skipped because they look like other letters or numbers when written (for example an "S" can look like a "5").
