Cinematogaphry in 'A New Hope' (Star Wars 4)

Chosen scene: Sand people ambush

Firstly, we see a point of view shot from Luke's binoculars to show what he is looking down at (two banthers and one sand person). Since this is basically the only point of view shot in this scene, we get the impression that it is not too non-naturalistic.

The next shot consists of the sand people ambush where we see some good use of angle of framing. The sand person is shown from a low angle looking upward at it, possibly another point of view shot from Luke. It is used here to signal that the sand person is powerful and dangerous and this is further explored by having his metal post raised up in the air to add to the overall height of the creature.

For my third shot, I have to chosen to show a screenshot of a small battle between Luke and the sand-person. This is where level of framing is well used here as it shows the contrast between the two characters' level of strength. The sand person has the higher ground, which makes him appear more powerful, whereas Luke is on the lower ground, showing him to be much weaker.

In the the fourth shot, There is another point of view shot, but this time through the eyes of the sand-person. He is looking down at Luke after attempting to hit him with his metal post. The camera faces downwards on Luke. It shows entirely what what is on the camera-screen, from where the metal post hit the ground to where Luke's head is.

In my final selected shot, the camera is focused on part of the landscape. This is known as exposure. As the lighting in this particular shot is moderately bright, it is known as being exposed, unlike overexposed, where light get too bright to see anything properly. In this scene it shows no one else is about to help the recently fallen Luke and C-3po and that it is dead silent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swp4_QakFak&feature=related

Watch the clip from 6:30 to 6:52.