It’s week two and time for a new blog. In today’s lecture Mat was focusing on ‘thinking through the lens’. What interested me about this weeks’ discussion was learning about the different kinds of camera shots that are used for different reasons. Turning to the always reliable YouTube, I found some clips that illustrate subjective and objective camera shots. See if you can pick which is which!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbH0wp_2vPQ
I think that the ‘psycho’ scene emphasises the point that Mat was trying to make with the group activity today, of closing our eyes and trying to memorise the room. I first remembered the people, clock and then the desk. In ‘psycho’, we see separate shots of the shower head, the drain, the knife and the woman’s eye, to mention a few. These all work together to construct the scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6F1VAPzvkU
I love the concepts of old films. So simple, yet so effective. I didn’t get the point of the words at the end though, “Oh Mother will be pleased”??
Now I’m not sure if this next clip is a subjective or a point of view shot. Are there any major differences?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPvNhHQwgm8
My understanding is that a subjective shot is from an observer’s point of view where as a point of view shot is taken from a character in the films’ point of view.
Anyway take a look and enjoy! Any comments would be appreciated.
wow, your opinions and videos clarify the lecture a lot. Things are clearer now, thanks. I think the first video mostly contains objective shot while the last one is subjective all the time.
the second one is also shot subjectively. Someone is waiting to be run over. In the first video, the shower head, the drain, the knife etc. are from the character’s point of view, so they are subjective shots. Hope I get it right.