Describe how our perception of the scene is affected (mediated) by camera distance and angle.

Please choose one-shot/scene from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and embed a screenshot(s) or YouTube clip into your post. Describe how our perception of the scene is affected (mediated) by camera distance and angle. How does the placement of the camera in the shot/scene provide a unique point-of-view of narrative events? You may wish to describe how the shot/scene provides insight into characters or how it frames the setting (mise-en-scne) in a unique way. Please use Lewis’s analysis of Rebel Without a Cause as a guide when writing (pp. 258-260). You may wish to address how the shot/scene frames certain generic elements of the Western (pp. 251-254). The focus of the discussion should center around how cinematography communicates to us via formal design. You also may wish to address John Ford as an auteur

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