Again, the cup is zoomed in on after Alicia realizes she's being poisoned. Because the coffee is poisoned, the coffee itself becomes a metaphor for life and death, supported by the fact that the poisoner herself ours it, and the shots of the full and empty teacup...

While most working for the school districts tend to be liberal, Devlin opened his essay up to much controversy. By contradicting himself and proposing frivolous ideas ironic to the very problems, Devlin accomplishes himself as a controversial writer...

It is not used for special scenes such as very tight in close shots or shots where the character is in the center of the scene (the arrest scene in particular stands out as breaking the rule of thirds)...

*Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - Guillermo del Toro, Spain* FIRST SHOT: Camera Angle: Oblique/Canted • Camera is tilted to suggest transition & instability Kind of shot: Close-up shot •Shows very little background •Concentrates on Pan’s facial expression • Allows the viewer to get into her mind •Viewers can get uncomfortable with this shot Camera’s movement: CRANE SHOT •it moves gradually to the left, towards a 90° degree and then to an extreme close-up of Pan’s eye SECOND SHOT: Camera Angle: High Angle (left -> right) • The camera is elevated above the action using a crane to give general overview Kind of shot: Extreme long shot •It is the scene setting, the actual establishing shot •It shows the exterior of Pan’s “Underground Realm” Camera’s movement: CRANE SHOT + tilt low angle) •Sort of “Dolly shots” but in the air •It also moves up, then right, then left – similar to the first shot •It moves diagonally out of the action THIRD SHOT: Camera Angle: Eye level •Neutral shot; as if a human is observing the view(scene) Kind of shot: Crane shot •It shows the image corresponding to the real distance between the audience and the scenario Camera’s movement: DOLLY SHOT (Tracking shot) •Camera is placed on a moving vehicle •Camera moves around to show how Ofelia met the “outside world” FOURTH SHOT: Camera Angle: Eye level (low -> high -> extreme long) •Neutral shot, as if a human is observing the action •The camera is placed around 5feet from the ground Kind of shot: Long shot •Shows the scene approximately as if we would see in real life •Includes a FULL SHOT of the cars, and the figures inside Camera’s movement: DOLLY SHOT – possible pan or crane •Camera is placed on a moving vehicle •It moves alongside with the action •It follows the cars FIFTH SHOT: Camera Angle: P...