The first camera angle of the film is a close up looking at the feet of a person kicking a football. this shows that it is a school playground as we can hear noises in the background of a school and also immediately after this shot there is a shot of girls in a school uniform.
Another shot used is a panning shot which is used to see different students in the playground and the camera moves from group to group at about eye level.
There is a shot in the film of a drill and for this shot an extreme close up camera angle is used and all we can see is the drill, and we are not sure why the drill is being used or what is actually being drilled which causes slight tension as an audience would want to know what is being drilled.
About 4 minutes into the film there is a scene where a girl is being bullied in the classroom and at one point we see a POV shot where we can see the bullies in the point of view of the person getting bullied and this lets us know how 'in your face' the bullies are being and how nasty it is to be in this situation.
We also have an over the shoulder shot while the fight is happening and this is over the shoulder of a student who is about center of the classroom and this lets us see the fight as if we were standing in the classroom with the other students.
At 5 minutes into the film when one of the bullies shouts at the girl for 'answering back' we see the bully in a low angle shot to make her seem more superior than the girl, and shows that she is dominant over her and can do what she wants, whenever she wants and the girl cannot stop her.
Thanks, George. You have made some perceptive comments about the types of shots and what they achieve.
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