{"id":162586,"date":"2021-01-25T20:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-camera-lenses-affect-how-we-identify-with-characters\/"},"modified":"2021-01-25T20:16:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T17:16:00","slug":"how-camera-lenses-affect-how-we-identify-with-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-camera-lenses-affect-how-we-identify-with-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Camera Lenses Affect How We Identify with Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2daeae970e9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2daeae970e9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-camera-lenses-affect-how-we-identify-with-characters\/#Who_made_this\" >Who made this?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-camera-lenses-affect-how-we-identify-with-characters\/#More_Videos_Like_This\" >More Videos Like This<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#How Camera Lenses Affect How We Identify with Characters<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.8--><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-517f905a-d4aa-4ccc-bc15-dbaed5d6c7ad\"><em>Welcome to <strong>The Queue<\/strong> \u2014 your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we\u2019re watching a video essay about how different camera lenses can affect how we identify with a character.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" id=\"block-9dd37ce8-fe90-4a64-b5c6-d5489b56104b\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movies<\/a>, perhaps more than other art forms, can alter our perspective. And I mean that quite literally. There are camera lenses that replicate how the human eye sees, but for the most part, moving image camera lenses distort reality. And skilled filmmakers know how to weaponize these distortions for narrative effect. <\/p>\n<p>In a recent edition of our How\u2019d They Do That? column, we looked at how dolly zooms work. And when you start to break down how the visual effect functions, you get a pretty good sense of how emotionally charged things like focal length and field of vision can be. Rooms can feel larger, movement can accelerate, and faces can <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear gross and distended. These suggestive psychological qualities can be powerful narrative tools in the right hands.<\/p>\n<p>As the video essay below explains, camera lenses are one of the ways filmmakers differentiate subjective and objective perspectives. Which is to say: when the perspective of the camera reciprocates an on-screen character\u2019s emotional headspace versus when the filmmaker is simply relaying objective information to the audience. <\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the narrative perspective of camera lenses is one of the many ways filmmakers tell stories in a purely visual sense. And I would encourage you to follow up on the video essay\u2019s closing prompt: the next time a cinematic moment really <em>works <\/em>for you, pay close attention to the camera lens. It might just have something to do with it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-d43cf41b-9c21-4c1c-a459-1de27d5765c4\">Watch \u201c<strong>Lensing for Character Perspective<\/strong>\u201c:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lensing for Character Perspective\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4SIQ03OztNo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"block-76de6f88-1aeb-42e5-8d0d-63b6b34c391c\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_made_this\"><\/span>Who made this?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"block-19294f9d-99fc-4cee-8ca7-135f7eaf7b45\">This video essay is by\u00a0<strong>Lux<\/strong>, a series that explores film form, history, and culture. Texas-based\u00a0<strong>Travis Lee Ratcliff<\/strong>\u00a0runs the channel and is a working editor and filmmaker. You can subscribe to Lux on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/LuxVeritas\/videos\">here<\/a>. And you can follow them on Twitter\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/travratc\">here<\/a>. They are also on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/travisleeratcliff\">Vimeo<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"block-2e33b616-0a4b-44a5-a355-1780a35a597e\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_Videos_Like_This\"><\/span>More Videos Like This<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul id=\"block-07b9dd5c-53ce-4517-a7ce-70d71e3d4293\">\n<li><strong>Lois Weber<\/strong> was one of the most powerful filmmakers in silent-era Hollywood, and we should talk about it more. Here\u2019s Lux with a breakdown of her under-discussed career.<\/li>\n<li>And here\u2019s another sample of Lux\u2019s work, on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/avlWhOxnlMU\">the contemplative, observational, and deeply empathetic cinematic perspective of <strong>Kelly Reichardt<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>And here\u2019s another, a prequel of sorts to the video above, on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fKYmwvot0Bc\">what subjective and objective \u201ccharacter perspective\u201d is, exactly<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Queue favorite <strong>StudioBinder<\/strong> has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uSsIqR3DuK8\">a great drive-by explainer on every kind of camera lens<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>And here\u2019s <strong>Filmmaker IQ<\/strong>, another favorite of this column, with a look at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CGGUXAMliqM\">how cinematographers harness the properties of different camera lenses<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, here\u2019s one more from Filmmaker IQ, on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1YIvvXxsR5Y\">the scientific history of camera lenses<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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