ANALYSING SHOTS FROM THE FILM "HEAT"

An over the shoulder shot was used in this scene to makes the audience feel as if they were one of the supporting characters in the movie and were being threatened along with the others as well. This makes them feel sympathy for the other characters.



A low angle shot was used to emphasise the main character’s power at this very moment.  As a result this makes the audience feel intimidated and perhaps even powerless.



An eye level shot was used here make the audience feel as if the character was looking at them and pointing the gun to them. This makes them feel scared and threatened.



A close up shot was used here to give importance to the situation. This makes the audience focus as well as wonder what could possibly lie behind that door.



An Extreme close- up shot was used here to make the audience focus on his facial expression and also make them wonder what the actor is looking at  or searching for.



A very high angle shot was used here to basically just set the scene. It enables the spectator to gain a view that may not be possible for a character. This allows the audience to view the whole room taking in the size/ number of people/ set/ time of day etc.



An overhead shot or a bird’s eye view was used here to make the supporting actors (victims) appear weak and powerless. This makes the audience feel sympathy for the characters, as well as frustration as they are unable to help.



This shot is created from the character's perspective giving us a glimpse of how the actors could possibly be feeling. This makes the audience feel scared for them as it has been shot in such a way that the audience is made to believe that they are in that situation as well.