*Pretends to Look into Camera Like I'm on The Office*

Over the summer, I started watching NBC's beloved TV series, The Office. Instantly, I fell in love with all the characters, the film style, and the kind of comedy presented in the show. Something that NBC's television series is pretty well known for is their camera angle/recording style, and their use of many people's favorite film feature--zoom.

Throughout the series, all of the characters onscreen are aware they are being filmed, and of where the cameras are, and tend to look into them a lot. For example, after Dwight does something crazy, or Creed will make a random, nonsensical comment, a character will often look straight into the camera as a reaction, and the lens will focus on them and zoom in, to get the full effect of the look from the character. Not only does this clearly emphasize and convey the characters' feelings on the situation, but it's also really funny to watch, and just adds even more humor to an already hilarious show.

Jim Halpert gif

(An example of a character looking into the camera as described)