Employing Camera Angles_Area

According to Mascelli (1965), the area photographed may be employed in various combinations to produce a motion picture story with visual variety, dramatic interest, cinematic continuity.

The area photographed determines the subject's image size on the film. The camera may film long shots, with tiny images; or close-ups, with large iamges. Image sizes may be employed in a series of shots to present the event in a progressive( or regressive), contrasting or repetitious manner.

Progressive shots utilize a series of images increasing or decreasing in size. Sequences may proceed from long shot to medium shot to clese-up; or procedure may be resersed. The sequence may begin and end with any type of shot. Most important is the progressive change in image size from shot to shot.

Reference:

Mascelli, J. V. (1965). The Five C's of  Cinematography. The United States: radstone publications.