In this clip of Easy Rider (1969) a multitude of shots are used and a majority of them look like they were shot by an amateur. this is shown by the low amount of lighting if any at all, its a departure from usual hollywood movies from the era. The lighting used in the scene emphasises the day to day lives of the characters, tedious, monotonous and boring. 

The scene itself is a example of the time period it was set in,with the late 60's and 70;s being the peak of drug use. The clip starts with a four shot of the four characters to both establish who the scene revolves around and show their activities of taking LSD and drinking. The clip also contains panning up shots of a building with a trash lens flair on creating a blinding effect on the viewer to maybe give connotations of ones view upon taking LSD as your vision differs during it. The sunlight also shows the high-key lighting that is set throughout the scene from the natural light of the sun. A close up shot is also used in the clip where the male us hugging the statue; which symbolises him having a mental break-down over the suicide of his mother, to show the emotion on his face as he is in emotional turmoil. 

There is a scene that slowly cuts to a shot with high-key lighting, the camera shifts upwards toward the light which shows us the mood of the hippies thats changed from dull and boring to pure ecstasy. It uses the new editing techniques such as the way the camera stands still at first and does not move, which was not common occurrence for films of the time period, to the way it flips back and forth in the latter half of the scene. The fast jump-cuts of the scene is used to show what its like to experience being on LSD.

Shot Types:

-mid-shot
-long-shot
-close-up
-four-shot
-fish eye
-360 worm view

Angles:
-low angle on decayed building


Lighting Techniques:
-high key lighting
-over exposure

Editing:
-jump-cuts
-fast
-blurred together

Sound:
-non diegetic sound in background that amplifies and repeats itself
-starts of low and gets louder and louder
-diegetic of women reading a bible

Pull Focus Shot:
A pull focus shot is where the subject in front of the camera is focused whilst the background is blurred until the focus slowly shifts and the subject behind is in focus whilst the previously focused subject in the forefront is now blurred instead. These shots are commonly used in scenes where a gun is fired, with the barrel of the gun being in focus before slowly pulling focus to whoever fired the shot to build suspense and have the audience wondering who fired the gun for a short time before being hit with the realisation of who actually did it. In my shown shot I used the pull focus to simply show a transition of the shot from the tree to the tomb in the graveyard behind it.

Mid-Shot:
A shot that is often used when people on screen or characters on screen; commonly from the waist up, for dialogue sequences so viewers can pick up on gestures and body movement that shows how a character is feeling or what kind of character they are, mid-shots allow a lot to be shown in the mise-en-scene all whilst being still being able to capture emotion. They are also used to show a small space or setting where background mise-on-scene can be shown off. In my shot shown below I used the mid-shot to show the setting of the graveyard that could start a shot before a character enters the scene to be ready to show their posture and gestures.







Close-Up:
Close up shot are used to show emotion in more depth than a mid shot; usually focusing on a characters face to impact a viewer with the emotion the character is feeling. They can also be used on objects or items significant to the plot of the story, either showing the items importance or giving the viewer privilege of the objects significance that the characters themselves may not be aware of yet. In the shot I took I used a close-up to show the significance of the flowers being in a graveyard, showing their connotations of grieving or death of a loved one.






Extreme Close Up:
An extreme close up is used to convey emotion like a close up but in a more overwhelming way by doing close ups of things such as just the eye or even the lips to show connotations of lips being sexual objects. They are commonly used in horror movies to show emotion in a drastic way and even make viewers feel uncomfortable at the lack of boundaries and intimacy. My shot of an extreme close-up shows the significance of the death of someone which in certain medias could pose as exposition to the viewers of characters death or sorrow that a characters is feeling internally over the loss of said loved one.





High Angle:
A high angle shot is often used in scenarios to show the power of a character and how much they are in control in that current situation of the shot. It is commonly used with adults and children-showing that children are stereotypically weaker than adults and that they hold no power over those older than them. In my mid-shot I was aiming for a sort of God like connotation, that the angle is from a powerful beings point of view of them looking down on what they have created or rule over.





Tracking Shot:
Tracking shots are where the camera moves as a scene or real life situation is happening. The camera is commonly placed on tracks to give the shot a steady element to it and a common thing its used in is chasing scenes like tracking along a train to capture it in motion or in car chases. The camera can also be handheld to increase the sense of verisimilitude as it tracks the movement in shots; mostly in the social realism or drama genre . My tracking shot was to show the day to day workings of students as they focus on getting through their education and trying the make the most of the 'drab' situation they see themselves in.





Panning:
A panning shot is where the camera stays still but twists to the left or right or tilts up or down to show the environment or an interaction between two characters. It can also be used if its a one shot piece of media to transition into the next scene. My panning shot shown is to show the surroundings of where the piece of media is being set until a character of focus enters the shot.

Bibliography

Jorgan Leth:





French New Wave:
-The history of the French New Wave-Richard Neupert
-Masculine Singular:French New Wave-Genevive Sellier




Lacans Mirror Stage:
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