Camera Angles By Raf

Establishing shot

• An establishing shot in film and television sets up, or establishes the context for a scene

• by showing the relationship between its important figures and objects.

• It is generally a long- or extreme-long shot at the beginning of a scene indicating where, and sometimes when.

Long shot

A long shot typically shows the entire object or human figure

It is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.

Medium-long shot

. A Medium Long shot usually shows most of a person, typically head to knees. This gives you the opportunity to show some of the environment.

Medium shot

• In film, a medium shot is a camera shot from a medium distance.

• A shot of the person from the knees up or the waist up is a close-up shot.

Close up

• In film, television, still photography and the comic strip medium a close-up tightly frames a person or an object.

• Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium shots and long shots

Extreme Close up

• An extreme close up is when you take a shot from very close up and show

extreme detail

Birds eye view

• The scene is shown from directly above. This is a completely different and somewhat unnatural point of view which can be used for dramatic effect or for showing a different spatial perspective.

High angle shot

• A high angle shot make the character look weak and the audience feel powerful. Like in the picture below.

Low angle shot

• A low angle shot is making the character look big and powerful, also can be looking scary.

Canted Angle

• Means that it is slightly is of balanced and you may be unsure about the way

of the picture.

Point of view shot

• Makes you feel like your the character and its from their view.

Over the shoulder shot

• Makes you see the characters point of view when the looking at something or talking.