The camera shots used in film can be put into 3 main categories. The first, the long shot, gives an overview of the scenery. The second, the medium shot, is known as the information shot. Finally, the close up shot reveals the important details needed to tell the story. In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Peter Jackson uses these shot types to convey the setting and emotions of the characters.
In the above pictures, Jackson takes the normal shot progression from long to medium and flips it. By showing the characters at a medium distance in this scene, the audience can make out the outlines of the Fellowship of the Ring, including the more pronounced figures of Legolas in the back and Gandalf in the front. This allows the viewer to know who is trekking along the snow covered mountain. Then, the camera starts to zoom out, allowing more of the scene into the picture. By backing the camera up, Jackson reveals just how small the characters are compared to the vast danger of the mountain. This long shot isolates the characters against the menacing blizzard surrounding them. Finally, Jackson finishes off the sequence showing close ups of the characters to reveal their distressed emotions.
The above images use the close up shot technique to portray just how treacherous the situation is. By zooming in on the faces of characters such as Aragorn and Legolas, the spectator can better focus on the emotions of the characters instead of being distracted by anything else in the picture.
The full clip can be seen below:
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