Camera Techniques In Shakespeare's How To Get Away With Murder

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While watching the television show “How To Get Away With Murder” I experienced various different camera techniques. The show is about Professor Annalise Keating and her four law students that consistently get into trouble with the law. In one of the scenes, Keating and her students were discussing what they will do about a crime they committed, and how they will hide the body. During this scene, an unknown individual was hiding and listening to their conversation. This individual was unseen by any of the other characters. The scene was captured using an over-the-shoulder shot, which brought suspense since the viewers are only able to see the shoulder of the unknown individual. They don't know who that individuals is, but they do know that he or she knows everything that Keating and her students talked about. Eventually, the camera zoomed in on the group, creating drama, as well allowing the viewers to feel how …show more content…
In Macbeth it states, “Which of you have done this?/What, my good lord?/Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake/Thy gory locks at me/Gentlemen, rise. His highness is not well” (3.4.59-63). This quote demonstrates the effect of Macbeth’s actions on his mental stability. After the murderers he hired killed Banquo, he began to see him as a ghost. Banquo, however, is dead and is only a figment of Macbeth’s imagination. Banquo’s ghost is ultimately a reminder of Macbeth’s guilt. This relates to Julius Caesar, since Caesar's ghost appears to Brutus. Brutus was persuaded by Cassius to play a tour in the death of Julius Caesar, someone who Brutus had a strong relationship with. After completing the act, Brutus felt guilty for his actions, similar to Macbeth, and began seeing the ghost of Caesar. Therefore, in both plays, the main character feels guilty of their actions and sees a ghost after committing a
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