Wooden piece
One of the elements of visual syntax is a view point. Where the camera is placed in relation to the subject affects the way the viewer perceives that subject. A viewpoint is the apparent distance and angle from which the camera views and records the subject. In the example we can see how it works. The same object is depicted from different angles which gives us the illusion that they even could be different objects. There are a lot of different types of viewpoints which are used in cinema and photography to achieve the desired effect.
Here are some of them: high-angle viewpoint, low-angle viewpoint and neutral viewpoint. High-angle viewpoint is when camera is physically higher than the subject and is looking down upon the subject. This way can make the subject look small or weak or vulnerable. A low-angle viewpoint is taken from below the subject and has the power to make the subject look powerful or threatening. A neutral viewpoint or eye level viewpoint has a not very strong psychological effect on the viewer. Because in this situation the subject is associated with the viewer and has a neutral position in perceiving it. Another interesting quality of visual representations is that, due to the choice of the viewpoint, it is possible to change some views on the real-world objects. Like on the next example.
Images seems similar the way they are depicted. But actually they are made from four different sides of the object we can see on the next image. But the choice for a certain angle gives the opportunity to influence the viewer’s perception of the original.
