heroes: How do the different camera shots create an effect

Each different shot is used for a reason, to create a certain effect. I will be looking into the cheerleader scene in heroes and what effect some of the more important shots have.
There was a shot where the camera moved with the man and basically followed what he done. This is to show that the main focus is on him and what he is all about. This could also be that it is used to represent his state of mind and that he is all over the place. Also because its following him and it does look like its free hand, it wouldn’t be the same if it was level and fixed movement, so free hand has given it the sense of realism and that its following him and how he is moving, not like a robot.
A two shot has been used of the conversation between 2 people during a conversation in the car. As the conversation progresses the car is still always in the shot no matter what, then there is a part where it will zoom in on the wheels or the speedometer. This could suggest that there will be something going to happen involving the car, if its already to obvious then this will just be used to emphasise it instead, either way making it quite clear and building the tension.
With the follow up of the 2 shot, the close up of the wheels and the speedometer, this is quite an important shot because they are quite quick transitions and are only seen for a small period of time this could be there to link with the idea that the car seems to be getting faster and as the speed increases the tension increases as well. Its creating that sense of danger as well, as the car gets faster the more the people in the car are at risk.
There is also a close up of the gear stick, this is similar to the close of the wheels and the speedometer accept it’s the gear that is making it go faster and as it goes on the gear stick it will go back onto the master shot which in this case will be of the car moving. So the fact that the master shot is the car suggests that the gear stick has a significant part to play in the movement of the car. The close ups of all these small objects have a big effect on the tension and what happens next because the fact that they are showed close up suggests focus is on them and that they are more important than what you think,
With the follow up of the next shot is the boys reaction to the car crashing, each of these shots seem to trigger off the next one or link into what is going to happen next. The boys reaction is important because it was unexpected so it goes into a close up to show his emotion of being scared and panicking, this is interesting how it doesn’t really show her face but focuses on his. This could suggest that his reaction is more important or more significant or the idea that hers hasn’t even changed therefore not even needed to be seen. His reaction shows that this was a surprise to him and that he didn’t think she was capable of doing something like that and his reaction is the peak of the tension and after that it begins to drop. All this can be noticed just through the close up of his reaction.
All these different shows play different parts with different types of shots each one will suggest different things. The main idea in this scene is tension building and with fast transitions from one type of shot to the other this is easy to notice as it works.