The camera shots and angles in a film determine the importance and significance of a particular scene. The audience is able to understand and make connections with characters and their emotions as well as the overall setting that is being displayed. In the movie Titanic, the beginning scenes and narration focus in on Rose, one of the primary characters. She is arriving at the loading dock with her mother and fiance in all of the hustle and bustle of the crowd, awaiting the boarding of the unsinkable ship; the ship of dreams.
The first shot is the long shot. It shows most of the loading dock, including the people the cars and the ship. Since it is a high angle shot it takes power away from any one person and leaves the audience with the question of what is going on. There are no clear characters, relationships, or emotions presented. However, the camera angle toward the ship is at eye level giving a primary identification of a major object that will become significant in some way.
The second shot shows the medium shot. Still at the loading dock, certain characters are now made obvious. The shot shows confirmation to more specific people within the same crowd from the previous shot. There is a women, later understood to be the main character, who is strategically dressed in white, walking through the crowd. Her white attire creates a clear image of her importance and draws the eye straight towards her. The eye then makes its way to two characters directly in front of her, who also seem to share Rose's same importance.
The third shot is the close up. The main character, Rose, is now identified and made extremely clear. She is looking up at the ship, and in a narrative voice, admits that she indeed does not want to board the ship and feels trapped and not in control. Her emotions spread across her face in this scene and the audience connects with her same feelings.
Shot progression portrays the language of the film and lets the audience understand and connect with the emotions, characters, and settings of the film.
The first shot is the long shot. It shows most of the loading dock, including the people the cars and the ship. Since it is a high angle shot it takes power away from any one person and leaves the audience with the question of what is going on. There are no clear characters, relationships, or emotions presented. However, the camera angle toward the ship is at eye level giving a primary identification of a major object that will become significant in some way.
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