Throughout my blog i've tried to cover most things that make up a picture, wether it's mise en scene, composition or semiotics. I've also spoke about camera shots, positioning and focus but one thing i haven't covered, which i beleive to be important, is camera angles.
The angle of the camera tells us a lot about a character, and therefore sometimes alot about the story. In this image from Saving Private Ryan, we are looking up at the chrarcter which gives us the impression of them been godlike or a hero because theyre in a 'higher position' than us. With this in mind,as an audience we can get a couple things from this single frame. Firstly he has some form of power and authority as we're looking up to him, almost like a student looks up to a teacher at school; the teacher been the authoritive and powerful one. Secondly, we could be looking up at him in aspiration, as he could be seen as a hero of some kind or thats hes done something that is a inspiring. Either way the audience position is telling us a lot about the character and even giving us abit of information about the story.
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