Father Ted

This is a random image from the TV series showing Father Ted and Father Doogle in a two person mid shot. In this post I'm going to speak about positioning of the main objects in the image as well as the position of the audience.

Throughout this blog I’ve spoke about one or two different camera shots and how they make a difference in telling the story. Here we see a two person mid shot which tells the audience that these are the two people that are important in this scene. A key note to point out with this image is where the two people are looking. As you can see there’s no eye contact with the camera which makes the audience, passive members of the scene. If there was eye contact with the camera, the audience would be involved as it’s almost as if they’re been singled out. This technique is commonly used in documentaries and game shows, where as the audience been passive is often used in dramas and comedies, such as Father Ted.

Carrying on from the previous point, by the two characters not looking at the camera, we know there is more going on in the frame, making it an open frame.

From this, we can tell the audience pay a big role in the media, and therefore when setting a frame up their positioning is vital. I will definitely consider this when it comes to creating my media product.