From the course: Creating a Short Film: 05 Directing

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Moving the camera: Pulling back

Moving the camera: Pulling back

From the course: Creating a Short Film: 05 Directing

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Moving the camera: Pulling back

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- In the last tutorial, we looked at the psychological effects of moving the camera towards our subject. But we get completely different results if we pull the camera back away from the subject. This can really add to a feeling of sadness and isolation as we withdraw from a character. We used this at the end of the goodbye scene when Cordea was left alone. This was used for a seemingly similar effect in the opening shot of The Godfather. This shot however is a little bit more emotionally complex. This man initially is talking about how his daughter was attacked, so the camera pulling back does enhance the sadness a little. But then the man starts asking for a favor and the pullback makes him increasingly smaller in the frame. This makes him look weaker. And this camera move has a third purpose in that it also reveals the other person in the frame and shows us by the framing who is begging and who has the power. It's important to note though that the context of what is happening is the…

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