Angles and Movement shots

Shot 1:

• High angle - makes the character 'other Wybie' look small, weak and valnerable.
• POV - Other mother - dominant & powerful
• Medium shot - gives us some idea of background but not full
• Audience feels powerful, we are looking down on Wybie through other mothers POV. Sad / worried for Wybie - he looks small, sad, insentient. First character in other world to suggest something is not right
• Directer purpose make us feel sorry for Wybie. Make audience think that maybe the other mother isn't so nice foreshadowing. 

In the shot with the other Wybie and the other mother, high angle shots are used effectively to show the theme looks can be deceiving! This is demonstrated through a high angle shot from the point of view of the other mother. She is looking down the front porch steps at a scared other Wybie. This makes the audience feel sorry for Wybie and makes the other mother seem powerful. The purpose of this scene was to make the audience think that maybe the other mother isn't so nice after all. Combined with the use of lighting, Wybie is in a warm light but surrounded by darkness, the directer has created an atmosphere of caution - something is not right. This reminds the viewer of a later scene where Coraline is looking up at the other mother in horror as she throws her through a magical portal into a locked room. This shows that looks can be deceiving because the other mother wasn't nice like Coraline first thought.

Shot 2:

Dutch tilt - It makes Coraline look like she is being stalked because

POV - The doll / 'Other Mother' - creepy and watched.
Mid long shot - Gives a creepy feel to a normal world