Sunday, February 18, 2007

Changing Up The Camera Angles

CBS 2 News at 11:00 seems to have been experimenting with the camera angles lately. Many of the two-shots are coming from a camera that's placed lower than usual. There are also some shots that are coming from a higher position.

Here are a few snapshots from tonight's newscast:





3 comments:

Anonymous said...

LOVE IT. LOVE IT. LOVE IT.

Anonymous said...

Don't laugh, but the camera doesn't stay in those positions, does it? It moves (or pans) to the normal shot, right? I imagine having to look up or down for an extended period might get tiresome...

Geoffrey said...

Actually, when the camera is down low, such as in the first shot, it stays in that position but just zooms in. It feels awkward for me, but that's just because I'm so used to it being done the other way.

It's interesting but I really don't know what they're trying to accomplish. I wonder if average viewers notice that anything is different.