Detailed Extensive, Creative and Analytical Research into Camera Shots - Maze Runner

Maze Runner - Camera Shots

This camera angle is a low angle shot of Will Poulter that plays ‘Gally’ in the film. A low angle shot is used when the director wants to show that one character has more power over another at that particular moment, or throughout the film. The low angle camera shot includes a long shot with in it; a long shot represents the location in which a character is situated, in this case Gally is standing above a cage. This shot is very clever as beforehand it shows a high angle shot of Dylan O’Brien, which plays the character Thomas in the film, a high angle shot of Thomas displays he is vulnerable, therefore with the low angle shot, it shows the perspective of Thomas implying that Gally has more power over him at this point in the film.

This camera angle is a long shot of Thomas through the crack of two shutting walls, this long shot is unique as it displays Thomas as being shut out, implying that behind the two walls there are things of the unknown that have greater power over Thomas, and tells the audience he is, or will be in tremendous danger.

This is a close up camera shot of Thomas, a close up is used to represent the emotion shown on a characters face, as you can see Thomas is looking very tense and concerned, which tells the audience that Thomas may be very anxious during the film.

As you can see in this shot, it is a low angle shot of Thomas Brodie-Sangster, he plays the character Newt in the film. A low angle shot is used when the director wants to display a character or an object as having more power over another, in this instants, Newt has greater power over Thomas. Within this low angle camera shot there is an over the shoulder shot of Thomas, implying that Newt has greater power over him and informs the audience that Thomas could be in serious danger.

This is a bird’s-eye-view shot of Thomas, a bird’s-eye-view shot is used when the director wants to show dramatic effect or to show a different spatial perspective. This bird’s-eye-view shot is used to show a different spatial perspective, as it informs the audience that Thomas is in grave danger and shows him almost falling off a ridge of a rock, which could have possibly lead to serious injuries, or death.