Establishing shot This is the shot at the beginning of a film that sets the scene and shows the audience where the action is taking place. We see this in the film version of ‘A Christmas Carol’ when the camera looks over the city of London.

Low angle shot The camera is near the ground looking up. This is usually used to illustrate which character holds the higher position of power. Here Bob Cratchit is looking up at his boss Scrooge.

High angle shot This is where the camera is high up looking down on someone or something. It is usually used to show the weakness of the character in shot. This is shown in the film where Scrooge looks down on Bob Cratchit. 3

Close up Only the face in the shot which shows emotion and character in detail. We can see this in the film where Scrooge sees the ghostly face of Marley in his door-knocker.

Look at this camera angle Look at this camera angle. How does it show what kind of person Scrooge is? Now look how this scene is similarly shown in the text: “Scrooge seized the ruler with such energy of action, that the singer fled in terror, leaving the keyhole to the fog and even more to congenial frost.”