cinematography - taboo

Shot distance:

• establishing shot - crane
• Close up of characters face when we first see who he is
• high angle shot of people in a boat
• low angle shot 

Camera Movement:

• handheld camera that tilts and follows character - shows his point of view and creates reality
• tilt - revel

Depth of field:

• deep focused

 Framing:

• open framing when we first see the ship. This shows isolation, however, it can be argued the framing is closed due to the character being trapped between the two masks suggesting the character is experiencing conflict.
• opening framing when with horse or looking at the setting
• when alone its more closed framing
• main character displayed mainly on the left. This suggests his superiority and importance

polysemy - try to contradict yourself or give different meanings of what is shown.

In the opening of "Taboo" the first shot we see is an establishing shot clearly showing the sea indicating that the person we will meet is travelling.

We begin to see a ship being displayed in an opening frame, this suggests isolation through the use of a single ship being alone in the sea. It can be argued that this is representing the character that we see by showing how he is alone, however, due to the positioning of the boat between the two masks it creates a more closed frame. This gives a polysemic view as the image now created is how the character is trapped rather than isolated. This can also be a way of showing who he is as a person suggesting that he is choosing to isolated himself simply because he