Detailed Extensive, Creative and Analytical Research into Camera Shots

Inception - Camera Shots

The Inception trailer starts with a High angle shot of Leonardo DiCaprio which is a the character 'Cobb' in the film. The high angle camera shot represents Cobb as being vulnerable at this present moment, he appears to be staring at something that is in the air, which suggests that there is something of greater power that Cobb. During the high angle camera shot of Cobb, there is a close up of his face, the close up shot represents the emotion that is shown on Cobb's face, which is tense and anxious.

As you can see in this clip, there is what appears to be a building that is moving further and further towards Cobb and Ariadne. Ariadne is played by an actor called Ellen Page. During the scene of the building there is an over the shoulder shot of Cobb and Ariadne with a low angle shot of the building moving towards them, this implies the building has greater power over these two characters, also suggesting that Cobb and Ariadne could be in tremendous danger.

In this shot, there is a close up of Copp's face. A close up represents the emotion that is shown on a characters face, as you an see Copp is very tense and concerned, which suggests to the audience that Copp may be very anxious later on in the film. In the shot there is a city with in the background, this shot is extremely clever as it has been editing to connote the colour blue, which can signify sadness or depression, also suggesting that during the film, Copp and the citizen's of the city will be depressed of sad in the film. During the close up shot, the camera pans around Copp's face, and shows the overlooking city that is behind him, this suggests that Copp has greater power over the citizen's with in the city, implying that Copp may be a danger to everyone that lives in the city.

This is a long shot of Copp standing at the bottom of two staircases. A long shot is used when the director wants to show the location in which the character(s) are situated. As the scene continues, there is water that floods in from the roof, there is a low angle long shot of Copp at the bottom of the two staircases, this suggests that the location of which he is situated, is a danger to him, and puts the audience 'on edge'