Camera shots

 Video 1        https://youtu.be/7TSeyoNpyLI

Wide shot

  • Shows context and surrounding 
  • Shows physical and emotional space
  • Shows the overwhelming odds they face
 Full shot

  • See the subject
Medium full shot

  • Single out one character
Cowboy shot

  • Frames the subject from just bellow the hips up
  • Used often for heroic poses
Medium shot

  • Waist up
  • Close but not too close
  • Mainly used for dialogue
Medium

  • Shoulders and face
  • Specific parts are framed more
Close up

  • Head
  • prevents you from seeing surroundings which could create suspense for what is next to come 
 Extreme close up

  • Shows intimacy or a close confined space so that you feel like you are almost in the small space too
  • prevents you from missing key details
  • used in moments of intense emotion
Video 2        https://youtu.be/Dg1rTGlzGWs

Close up

  • shows emotion, tension, involvement or being restricted with what you can see
Intense close up

  • Shows eyes
  • closes up on a prop or action
  • Draws attention
  • Highlights important emotions or details
Wide shot

  • Gives context
  • Helps you get to know the character by their surroundings 
Medium close up

  • Formality and distance
  • Trust
Establishing shots

  • Anticipation 
  • Where the next scene is going to take place
  • Sets the tone
Angles 

  1. High angle shot                                                                                                                                     -Camera looking down at character makes them seem more venerable and have a lower status
  2. Low angle shot                                                                                                                                      -Camera is looking up at a character, this gives them authority or dominance giving them a higher status
 Birds eye view 

  • Used in high action scenes
  • Used when there is a-lot to see on a big scale
Movement

  • Tracking makes you feel involved 
  • Zooms are used to make you slowly start to focus on something that they a closing up on
  • Panning shot gives more information 
  • Whip panning gives blurring effect to show the pace of the scene
Tilt shot

  • Slowly revealing something 
  • mystery 
Editing

  • Creates certain effects
  • changes the quality of the movie 

 

 

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