Camera Angles in Cruella

               Review of a few Camera Angles in the Movie

                       Cruella (2021)

I chose this movie because I have not seen it before and heard that it was a great movie. I also love the movie 101 Dalmatians and was wondering how the movies would relate, and I was not let down as they are closely correlated. At the end of the movie, after the credentials, there was a short scene where Estella's funeral was held, signifying that there may be a second Cruella coming out. I noted every single camera angle in the movie but am choosing my 7 favorite.

Close Up

I love the lose up shots of this movie. I chose these 2 separate shots, the first being the first scene of the movie and the second being towards the end of the movie. The first one was when a lady was birthing Cruella and grabbing the bed sheets. We were unaware that the hand shown in this close up was not the hand of the lady who was shown in the next scenes caring for baby Cruella. The second close up shot is when Cruella is stealing a necklace with a key from the Baroness, which we found out is her real birth mother. This key opened the box with Cruella's birth certificate, proving that the Baroness is her birth mother.

Pan Shot

This pan shot shows what Cruella and her friends are doing throughout the apartment as they prepare to crash the Baroness's party. They are crafting and planning an epic gown for Cruella's appearance. It shows how serious and determined the team is. This shot created excitement as we were wondering what they were creating and waiting to see the fabulous dress.

Flash

I chose 2 flash scenes that were exciting to watch. The first one was in the beginning of the movie where kids launched a spitball at Cruella for being different. I thought she was going to have a negative reaction but she held it together. The second shot is toward the middle of the movie is when the dog dressed as an opossum jumped on a guards face so the guy could get into the Baroness's house. This was fun to watch as the dog is so little but so scary.

P.O.V. Shot

This shot was represented from Cruella's point of view, where the dogs chasing her did not see her and jumped over her. We are Cruella, laying on the ground, looking up at the dogs belly as it jumps over her. The audience felt relieved that the dogs did not catch Cruella, but the next scenes show the dogs killing her mother, which was sad.

Tilt Shot

These two tilt shots must be the saddest scenes of the movie. The first tilt shot shows Cruella's adopted mother get attacked by the dogs and falls to her death from the top of the cliff. The second tilt shot is Cruella being pushed off of the same cliff by the Baroness. It shows the exact same shot from the top off the cliff looking down, but the only difference is that Cruella does not die.

Reaction Shot

This shot is super breathtaking as we watch Cruella find out how her mother really died. This was right after the Baroness used her whistle on the dogs, which was the same whistle Cruella heard when the dogs caused her mother to fall off of the cliff. She realized that she did not cause her mothers death, but the Baroness killed her on purpose. This was her reaction.

Reverse angle

This scene is very heartfelt. After weeks of Estella turning into Cruella and being disrespectful to her friends, this scene shows where she calls her friends family. It shows a shot of each of them as they speak. It shows that Cruella does care about them and still has a heart. It makes the audience restore hope for their non-biological family.