Friday, 8 October 2010

Applying Camera Techniques to 'Crooked House'


Extract from the opening of 'Crooked House' Episode 1, BBC Four
  • Fade from black to opening scene
  • Shot reverse shout (MCU) with harsh lighting from left/right of characters
  • ECU of door knocker
  • Slow track in on the characters talking
  • CU of faces to show intensity of the ghost story
  • Titles role over an establishing LS of the crooked house
  • Tilt up MS of character standing
  • Canted and distorted/out of focus images when telling the ghost story
  • Zoom in to ECU of the knocker (during story)
  • CU of fingers tapping

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