YH: Tron: Legacy (2010, Kosinski) Camera movement and angle analysis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rnmQR18esc

The establishing shot in Tron: Legacy is a tracking shot which follows the beams of light as they form real world structures. The angle used in the shot is an extreme long shot and lasts for 59 seconds in the opening of this film. The camera then pans and tracks towards the title of the film which is made with the use of computer graphics. The shot then tracks towards the house where the camera uses a close up for character exposition to reveal the character of  the young boy and Tron. This shot has a time slot of 3 seconds in the opening sequence. The opening also uses a medium close up to show the child's grandparents sitting in the lounge, thus further exposing the boy's character. The sequence also makes use of a PoV shot which help establish the characters of Tron and Clu. The camera in the shot is placed so that the audiences cannot see the face of the boy's father who is telling the story. This is used to create enigma for the audiences, low key lighting and a slow speed tracking shot aid in creating the suspense regarding the boy's father. The sequence has made us of a close up to establish the character of the boy's father thus connoting the two of them to be the main protagonists in the narrative.