Workshop 2: Linking themes to the impacts of Angles, Movement and Shots

Brainstorm:
* High angle - Makes the character 'other Wybie' look small, weak and vulnerable

* POV - Other Mother - Dominant and powerful
* Medium Shot - gives us some idea of background but not full

*Audience feels - powerful, we are looking down on Wybie through Other Mothers POV.
- sad/worried for Wybie-he looks small, sad, innocent
- First character in other world to suggest something is not right
*Directors Purpose-makes us feel sorry for Wybie
-Makes audience think that maybe the Other Mother isn't so nice-foreshadowing

In the shot with the other Wybie and the Other Mother, high angle shots are used effectively to show the theme 'Looks can be deceiving'! This is demonstrated through a high angle shot from the point of view of the Other Mother. She is looking down the front porch steps at a scared Other Wybie. This makes the audience feel sorry for Wybie and makes the Other Mother seem powerful. The purpose of this scene was to make the audience think that maybe the Other Mother isn't so nice after all. Combined with the use of lighting, Wybie is in a warm light but is surrounded by darkness, the director has created an atmosphere of caution-something is not right. This reminds the viewer of a later scene where Coraline is looking up at the Other Mother in horror as she throws her through a magical portal into a locked room. This shows that looks can be deceiving because the Other Mother wasn't nice like Coraline first thought.
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2nd Picture:


What is happening in this shot?
Coraline is searching for her lookalike doll which has moved from its spot which it was last put.

Angles/shots used:
POV is being used for the doll so that it can stare at Coraline while she searches for it and a dutch tilt is being used as well to add effect.

How does the viewer feel?
The viewer feels as if they are looking through the doll's eyes and are also feeling a sense of being hunted for.

Why did the director do this?
To put the audience through what the doll is seeing; Coraline searching for them.

Additional info music/lightning: Music eerie Lighting: Is dark seeming to be bad or scary.