Within Her Eyes: Dance for camera

Dance for Camera

Incorporates location shooting and camera angles:

Site-sensitive work: The location contributes significantly to the work itself and the overall interpretation of the dance.
The choreography is heavily influenced by terrain and architectural features such as hills, man-made structures, and the forest.
The indoors vs outdoors shots play a role in symbolising the confinement and liberation emotions.

Key techniques include:

Static positions: Constant frame settings evoke intimacy in emotional moments.
Aerial shots: These are employed to create a sense of scale and provide a third person perspective.
Close-ups: To capture subtle expressions and emotions of the dancers.
Tracking shots: Follow the dancers’ movements, creating immersion for the viewer.
Point of view shots: A direct perspective from the dancer’s viewpoint to build an emotional connection.

Cross-cutting between shots to smoothly transition between locations
Slow motion to highlight particular movements or emotions.
Match on action is used where the movement of the dancers transitions from one shot to the next.

The film and choreography is seamlessly intertwined; the camera movement is like a third dancer.
Juxtaposition of the vast landscape and confinement of the city depicts the contrast in emotions and relationships.
The film uses the unique advantage of capturing the dance performances from angles that a theatre audience wouldn’t necessarily see; thus providing a fresh perspective.
The locations and camera work effectively portray the storyline and narrative of the dance performance.