Comparing two different films and their cinematographies.

Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)
http://youtu.be/lyuwBW9lNa8

The use of establishing shots to set the scene at the start of a scene is useful to allowing the audience to identify where the film is set. A vast use of tilt shots that slowly reveal a character are used to create tension and suspense in the extract. The use of extreme close ups are utilised in this scene to clearly show the facial expressions of characters. The use of medium to long shots to show the body language and stance of a character are also used.

Inception (2010)

http://youtu.be/-VXkUzf1et4

The use of slow motion and ambient setting within the extract sets the mood for the film and tells the audience how to feel, the often use of an extreme close up shows the audience the emotions of a character mostly their faces. The use of a high angle shot emphasise the power of the antagonist and portrays them as negative in the extract.

MEDIUM SHOT 
-The protagonist is looking a direction that we do not know, this creates suspense as we want to find out.
-The use of a distant city behind him could connote that he is the protector of that particular city.
-His superior physique emphasises his power.

HIGH ANGLE SHOT 
-This is effective because the use of putting spider man in front of the whole city connotes that he is of importance to the whole of that city.
-The use of his posture could connote his strength.
-His eyes are the same colour as the city, the city is reflected in his eyes. This could connote that he sees the city as important too.

LOW ANGLE SHOT 
-The use of a low angle shot emphasises that he is dominant and that from this we can tell that he is the protagonist.
-The use of putting a gun in his hand could connote that this film is going to be an action film as weapons are often used as an iconography towards this film genre.

LONG SHOT

-The use of a long shot that shows all of the main characters in the movie connotes that these four, and only these four, are going to be the main characters in this movie alone.

-The use of their body language shows to us that this is going to be a comedy, which it is. 

-Putting women half naked at the front of this image is sex appeal.