The manipulation of character size is an indisposable tool available to film makers. We commonly associate this with establishing dominance. But there is much more to it than showing power. Depth is portrayed with character size to direct the audience towards what is important for the story.story. Orson Wells once had a small set constructed for Character size, but not everyone has the budget for this so wide angle lenses are a common solution because they bring the focus of the shot forward and send the rest backward.
I find it interesting how the size of a character can really drive story-line. When you think back lots of horror films use this to show something moving in the background while you can see that the protagonist is oblivious to what is happening behind them. Next year in video it will be fun to experiment with this technique.
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