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How Does Taymor Use Camera Angles In The Tempest

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The Tempest written by William Shakespeare is a play that has been transformed into a movie which is directed by Julie Taymor that takes place during shakespeare 's time period. The movie version is very dramatic. One scene in particular is when Gonzalo, Alonso, Sebastian, and Antonio are frightened by a harpy shaped Ariel. This scene can be located in (3.3.25-133).In this scene the use of different camera angles and lighting makes the audience feel as though they are within the scene viewing everything from their own perspective. It is of importance to make the audience feel as though they are one with the scene. Since the audience is now able to make connections with the characters and understands because they feel the scene the scene it makes the film overall more adaptable. …show more content…

Camera angles provide us with information about the character, such as level of power. For example within the scene there are different camera angles in which one shows a high angle towards Ariel who is dressed as a harpi . The opposite could be said for Alonso, Gonzalo, Sebastian, and Antonio in which they had a low angle when in view. (3.3.55-60). To elaborate, the angles give the characters a dominance over one character. For instance if a character is shown with a high angle the character might be of lower power in comparison to the character shown with a low angle. Within the written Tempest there is nothing within the text that shows who has more power/dominance or not. For example when the text states “Thunder and

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