Crash Zoom:

Here is a great example of the crash zoom. In this clip it resemble s a meteorite crashing in to Earth. The speed of the camera zoom, makes the screen shake which is always apparent when travelling at high speeds. In the cinema the audience would definately feel like they're crashing into the earth. This is the director's intention, to make the audience feel like they're actually there.

Panning Shot:

Here you can see a great example of the panning shot. Althought it's not a clip from a film it's just as effective. The point of the shot is to show as much of the immediate scenery as possible. In most films you can only see from one camera angle throughout a scene and you can't everything in the actor's immediate surroundings.

Whip Pan Shot:

In this clip you see two actors in 1970s martials arts film. This type of shot is very common in this genre of film. Here one of the actors puts his hand on Bruce Lee and then the camera quickly swivels to the next scene. This emphasises the action involved in this film and also the mood of the time period in the film.

Worm's eye view:
The worm's eye view is the exact opposite of bird's eye view. Here we can a man walking a long the street. The camera angles resembles the view of a worm in the ground. This gives power to the man walking as he's made bigger. This shows how easily power can change by just adjust the camera angle.

Reverse Track Shot:

In this scene(Goodfellas) the camera focuses completely on the two actors in the shot. Outside of the window beside them you can see cars and pedestrians passing by. The effect of the reverse track shot here makes the outside world merely just a blur compared to the clarity presented inside where the two actors are. This could represent the fact that the actor's are completely oblivious to the outside world. Also in the shot we can assume that something bad is about to happen by the way the camera circles in on them. It's not an inviting way of circling in, it's almost intrusive and ultimately menacing

Tracking Shot:

This scene from "I Am Cuba" showcases a perfect example of a tracking shot. The difference is the camera doesn't really focus on one person. At first it focuses on a woman ,then a man,a group of people and it finishes by following the dead person coverd in a flag being carried. Especially in the end of the video it's almost as if they are trying to resemble someone looking down from the heavens below. This is because the camera is too high for it to resemble a person and too low to resemble any type of aircraft.

Birds Eye View Shot
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In this scene Batman trying to escape from the polices cars chasing the Batmobile behind him. At first the camera is at about a 70 degree angle then it levels up to 90. This effect makes the audience actually feel like a bird in the sky by the camera imitating the action of a bird in fly. This is because bird don't ever stay at on height or at the same speed when in flight. Also it amplifies action of the scene because for most of it , the camera is directly on the Batmobile. But using the bird's eye view allows the audience to the street,the police cars and the Batmobile.

Sherlock Holmes Review

Many people thought an American couldn't play Sherlock, they thought someone younger than 50 couldn't play Sherlock and they all thought wrong!

Robert Downey Junior(RDJ) brilliantly plays Sherlock Holmes the famous British detective. He's aided by his companion Dr. Watson(played by Jude Law). From the 1st minute we are introduced to the action-oriented storyline which is rare for Sherlock Holmes! The first camera angle is one that puts us in the action. This point of view intensifies the action very early on.

The lighting throughout the film was mostly natural because Sherlock spends a lot of time outdoors in the film but in the indoors scenes filler and key light(rarely) can be seen.

Sherlock is rarely outwitted throughout the whole film and to emphasise how ahead of everyone else he is, the camera slows down and RDJ gives us a running commentary about what's going on. It's a very nice touch which makes him seem even more special than he really is!

The main villain is Lord Blackwood who initially was thought dead after he was hung. But he somehow fooled Sherlock ,Watson and the audience! While Sherlock and Watson were trying to find out how Blackwood was still alive, he himself was cooking a plan to kill some of the most high profiles ministers in England.

The big finale is arguably the best part of the film as it sees Blackwood and Sherlock square off on a ledge on top of Tower Bridge. The only bad part of it was that the ending was slightly too predictable.

But overall is what a great film, although some die hard Sherlock Holmes fans may not appreciate a more action-oriented, commercial Sherlock.

7/10