#atla camera framing

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The camera framing they use for realizations and revelations, as seen in Book 2.

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I feel like there’s something symbolic here in the way Zuko is framed in comparison to the grandeur of the palace and his father’s portrait and the way he’s shown to be looking up at his father earlier in this scene. 

He’s trying to reach for something he cannot, aiming for a goal he can never reach because he and will never be like his father or his ancestors. 

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Ground up camera framing visually showing us how Zuko has the upper hand over Ozai. 

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It should be noted that, for both Appa and Toph, all movement is toward the right, giving us some visual plot progression/