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The height of the camera is

very important in determining how we interpret the scene or a character.

A traditional approach is to position the camera at about the same height

as its subject or dominant element of the shot.

This is the vantage point from which an adult would view the scene.

Alternately, we can adjust the height of the camera

to create more interesting looking visual compositions,

placing the camera a lower or higher angle.

It's a great way to stress or highlight the relation between a character

and the camera's point of view.

Having a good time?

Why not? I don't.

I didn't understand it.

How could you not listen to me?

Give me a chance.

I don't get.

I don't get you. I don't get you.

So now let's go over the scene.

When we started, we saw the couple, the woman

and the guy sitting on a bench, and everything was the same.

It was a balanced frame.

The islands were the same.

As the woman starts getting angrier and angrier.

We see two things happening by shooting up at the woman.

It creates a sense of power and intimidation.

The downward shot of them on emphasize is his weakness and vulnerability.

And we see her shoulder pushing the frame, becoming bigger and bigger.

In compressing the guy into the corner of the frame.

So this is perhaps a good example of how

we can use our lens option and the camera height

to underline the psychological layers that we are trying to imply in our story.

So sometimes we just increase the camera height or decrease the camera height

to just get a good shot. A different perspective.

But we should be aware that sometimes, like in this case,

we are also adding a very meaningful psychological layer to the story.