COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Manipulating camera movement and viewer emotion
Creator:
LaMonica, Bridget
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Film and Television
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Film and Television
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
The invention of many different camera mounting systems has opened up a wide array of
options for moving the camera during a shot. Sweeping panoramas, aerial bird’s eye view, point of
view shots that weave through a crowd are all available to the filmmaker to utilize. These tools are not
just to add movement for the sake of having an interesting shot, but to also give subtle clues towards
characterization and establish an emotional reaction in the viewer.
I used several forms of movement, namely handheld and Steadicam, to bring across certain
ideas and emotional responses towards shots in my thesis film, Routine Procedures. The film is about a
group of soldiers who are investigating something mysterious far from civilization and end up
discovering more than they expected. They travel through a forest then come upon a desolate sandy pit.
It is here that they discover what they are looking for: a box with cryptic writing, warning them away
from it. Then, the scene repeats, and only the main character notices the similarities. We see this
scenario three times until the ending. Although each time the same basic events happen, it is shot in a
way to increase unease and tension through the use of camera movement.
options for moving the camera during a shot. Sweeping panoramas, aerial bird’s eye view, point of
view shots that weave through a crowd are all available to the filmmaker to utilize. These tools are not
just to add movement for the sake of having an interesting shot, but to also give subtle clues towards
characterization and establish an emotional reaction in the viewer.
I used several forms of movement, namely handheld and Steadicam, to bring across certain
ideas and emotional responses towards shots in my thesis film, Routine Procedures. The film is about a
group of soldiers who are investigating something mysterious far from civilization and end up
discovering more than they expected. They travel through a forest then come upon a desolate sandy pit.
It is here that they discover what they are looking for: a box with cryptic writing, warning them away
from it. Then, the scene repeats, and only the main character notices the similarities. We see this
scenario three times until the ending. Although each time the same basic events happen, it is shot in a
way to increase unease and tension through the use of camera movement.
Abstract:
Keywords: cinematography, movement, emotion, viewer, Steadicam
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2014-11
Format:
PDF ; 16 p., WMV