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These are examples of medium shots. The top may also be considered a medium close up. Close ups are often employed to show detail, such as characters' emotions which we can see here very clearly. It emphasises her look of discontent. A film-maker may use a close up in order to get across her emotion so the audience go through the process of identification with that character. Also, the still may intentionally of used a close up because they are used for distinguishing main characters suggesting that she may be the protagonist of the film. This is reinforced by how the shot is focused on her rather than the setting behind her. 

These are examples of extreme long shots or establishing shots - they establish the setting for the rest of the scenes that follow. There is little detail visible in either of the shots, it's meant to give a general impression rather than specific information. In the first still there is definitely use of a high angle because we can clearly see the camera is elevated perhaps through using a crane or drone. Higher angles are typically used to make the object(s) or subject(s) appear smaller and therefore less significant. In the second still, there is use of a birds eye shot. This could have been achieved through the use of a drone. This shows a scene from directly overhead. This shot does puts the audience in a godlike or any powerful position because they are looking down on the action. This suggests what is in the still may be insignificant or even feel unimportant.

These are examples of close ups. The bottom is an extreme close up as it focuses onto a doodle well enough so we can see the grains of the crayon on the paper. As the name suggests, extreme close ups are close ups that are more magnified than a regular close up. Often they are used to add tension and intrigue. However, here it highlights the significance of a particular object or in this case drawing. This could have been used to foreshadow what lies ahead in the narrative or suggest there is a form of symbolism behind it. 

Lolita (1962) - Stanley Kubrick

In this clip we can see Kubrick uses no sound or colour yet still evokes a sense of humour within the scene. We can see that in this time period the video editing is more simple, suggesting there was a lower budget for the film. This was more common in the 60s as film was not as advanced as it was in the 80s.

The Shining (1980) - Stanley Kubrick

I have used the same film director to emphasis the difference in the same directors work through 20 years. Here, we can see that the film is now in colour suggesting that through time, colour became more popular in the film industry. Also, the use of several camera shots and camera movement suggests a vast difference in the techniques discovered since the 60s.