This camera shot is token from a popular American sitcom in the late-90’s and early 00’s. In this scene the character has rolled down his window of his friend’s taxi and a dog jumps up at him while he obviously screams in fear.

I think that this camera shot (close up) is very useful and effective in more ways then one.

This is because the shot is directly on the main character in the scene which would help us focus on his face. The director has also been clever and put the character’s face in a “hot spot” area which as a view we focus on more. The close-up shot is also quite convenient for the people on set. It would be difficult or expensive to get a dog that jumps up and does not bite the character, but with this close-up shot an extra can “feed” the dog into the scene. This is a much cheaper and easier option.