Camera Angle Analysis'

Kill Bill - The Bride VS. Gogo and The Crazy 88's

Low angle: Using this particular angle in this shot will certainly allow the audience to feel, almost, complete powerlessness within the action of a scene. The background of a low angle shot will tend to be just sky or ceiling, the lack of detail about the setting adding to the disorientation of the viewer. The added height of the object may make it inspire fear and insecurity in the viewer, who is psychologically dominated by the figure on the screen. Like so, in the shot it is clearly see a female holding (what appears to be) a weapon. She is glaring down in a very dominant and controlling manner, belittling the viewers. The audience will also feel very engaged with the character as she is giving direct mode of address.

 

Medium close-up: (Between a close up and a mid shot). The camera shot shows the character from the mid-chest up to the top of the head. This shot allows the audience to like they are close enough to the subject to have a conversation with them. This also allows viewers to observe upon the characters expressions and emotions that they are expressing. In this shot it is clear that the person in the frame is looking at another person in a challenging manner. The cut on her head does not set a very calming vibe, the blood upon her face crossed with her challenging glare creates a very tense atmosphere. it does create mystery as the audience cannot see what is happening around the character.

Bird's-eye view: This shows a scene from directly overhead. Familiar objects viewed from this angle might seem totally unrecognisable, at first. This shot does, however, put the audience in a godlike position, looking down on the action from an almost perfect angle to witness exactly what is happening in the frame. People can be made to look insignificant, ant-like, part of a wider scheme of things. This shot makes it very clear what is happening. Two females are shown at a fair distance from each-other in fighting positions, a mess is spread upon the floor, furniture thrown around in an untidy manner – this is shown all from using the “Bird’s-eye view” angle.

Extreme close-up: This shot is very close to the character, close enough to show general reactions or emotions. You would normally need a specific reason to get this close. In this shot the character is glaring hard at something, eyes full of pure concentration. The audience cannot see what the character is staring at; this creates a very tense atmosphere and allows the viewer(s) to gain full attention pure with curiosity.