The Lion Kings Camera shots and angles Camera

The Lion King’s Camera shots and angles

Camera shots

Extreme long shot • DETAILS Sunrise over a wide open landscape. • RESULT Establishes setting and scene New dawn symbolises a new era with Simba’s birth

Long shot • DETAILS Pride rock with animals gathering below Mufasa. • RESULT Setting and characters’ place within it established.

Full shot • DETAILS Alert cheetah’s entire body shown. • RESULT The entire body of the alert animal indicates something big is happening.

Medium shot • DETAILS Animals shown from the waste up. • RESULT Close enough for facial expressions. Body language increases detail.

Close up shot • DETAILS Mufasa shown above shoulders. • RESULT Details, like facial expressions, are very clear.

Extreme close up shot • DETAILS Rafiki’s face takes up most of screen. • RESULT The focus on Rafiki’s eyes demonstrates intensity.

Camera angles

Overshot • DETAILS Camera directly above the object or scene. • RESULT Objects look small, vulnerable or mechanical. City streets can appear as a maze.

High angle shot • DETAILS Looking down but not over head • RESULT Makes figures or pobject look small Suggests insignificance, vulnerability of an object or figure.

Eye level shot • DETAILS Normal eye level scene. • RESULT Suggests real life. Equality.

Low angle shot • DETAILS Camera is below or looking up at an object or figure • RESULT Makes the object seem large and/or powerful. Suggests dominance and or power.

Under shot • DETAILS Camera is directly beneath the object or figure. • RESULT Can suggest extreme power or danger. E. g. stampeding cattle.