Deconstruction of camera angles in Asylum - Natasha McGill

Deconstruction of camera angles in Asylum

Camera angles in Asylum are always so clear and they tend to be medium or long shot as it shows the mise-en-scene around the image, as shown in the image above its a long shot of the corridor as we can see the whole of it including the floor and ceiling but also within the image there are doors and rooms with a number of different arms reaching out into the open space, this could suggest a number of things some of which including they are trying to gain access to freedom or the fact that there are so many hands, it could suggest that there are loads of people cramped together in the rooms so they need space as it maybe very tight. This camera angle very effective because the fact that the image is also in black and white makes it looks old and unfortunate. Even though there are massive windows letting in light, it still doesn't bring brightness to the area.

 

This camera angle makes the girl look alone, isolated and lost. This is because of the way the camera looks at her, because she is the main focus in the image due to the fact she is the only one and she is standing in the middle of the shot. There is light at the end of the tunnel which could suggest hope and freedom but this camera angle is effective because it can hinder so many things and can make the viewer think different things about her.

 

This shot is very effective, with the use of black and white and the fact that the walls are all scratched, chipped and ruined suggests that the room is possessed and doesn't look like a nice play to stay. It has a murky atmosphere and the way the camera shot was taken as its looking from a side, due to the bed not being square the black writing on the wall adds to the eerie effect.

This camera angle is very effective, this is because the way the girl is tired up on the two posts that can clearly be shown through the long shot makes her look in distress as we can see she is chained up. Her facial expression makes her look possessed and vicious which could maybe be why she is in the state she is. The angle the camera was taken at allows the viewer to also see the mise-en-scene of the wrecked room where the ceiling is collapsing and the floor is scattered with rubbish and the broken furniture in the back ground makes it rather disturbing.