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AssignmentAssignment 3: CAM 3: CAM SAMC SAMC

Part A: Camera Shots

Establishing Shot: Establishes the setting of the scene

Gives the viewer more information and clarifies setting of the scene. ‘humps for 100 yards’

The purpose is to let the audience know where the setting is based. Or what’s happening in the setting.

Part A: Camera ShotsWide Shot:Wide Shot: Reveals a large amount of information in one shot.

Reveals the structures on a guitar

The purpose is to reveal more detail and information the shot

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Long Shot:Long Shot: Framing a long shot of a character or subject. Characters- usually show their actions.

Frames the characters whole body.Action- Showing off (shirt open)

The purpose is usually to show the action of the character or subject.

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Mid/Medium Shot:Mid/Medium Shot: Shots on a characters or subjects torso &legs or torso &head.

Shot of torso and legs

The purpose is to make the audience focus on a particular part of importance.

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Close Up Shot:Close Up Shot: A close framing of a particular object or body parts e.g. Face,

hands... The purpose is to show all the detail on an object or character.

Part A: Camera ShotsExtreme Close Up Shot:Extreme Close Up Shot: Is a shot which shows an object or body parts in great detail.

The purpose is for you to see every little detail

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POV (Point Of View) Shot:POV (Point Of View) Shot: Shows the shot from the characters perspective.

A shot from my point of view: typing on the computer

The purpose is to make the viewer seem apart of situation.

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Over The Shoulder Shot:Over The Shoulder Shot: A shot that is filmed from the back of a characters head. Facing the subject- 1/3 of screen dominating Subject head- if it shows more, subject is dominating.

More dominating

More dominating

The purpose is to highlight how much authority one has other the other

Part A: Camera ShotsTwo Shot:Two Shot: A shot that symbolises a relationship between two characters.

Relationship- Father and son playing football

The purpose is to see the relationship between the characters.

Part A: Camera ShotsOverhead Shot:Overhead Shot: A shot that is done overhead top state the action or subject.

Overhead shot of a person .Action: Reading

Part B: Camera Angles

High:High: An angle that is taken higher up to look down on the character

or object.

Character- Vulnerable. Consoles with bear for guidance

The purpose is to make the character seem weak and vulnerable.

Part B: Camera Angles

Low:Low: An angle that is taken lower down to make the subject or object seem superior.

The purpose is to make the subject look strong and dominating

Part B: Camera Angles

Canted/Oblique:Canted/Oblique: An angle that is used to make the shot seem tilted.

Angle looks skewed

The purpose is usually to confuse the viewer.

Part C: Camera MovementPan:Pan: The camera pivots horizontally : left or right.

Screen Grabs:Reveals the variety of cereal boxes.

1) 2) 3) 4)

The purpose is to reveal more information.

Part C: Camera MovementTilt:Tilt: Its the opposite to pan: camera pivots vertically.

Screen Grabs:Reveal the whole outfit of the character

The purpose is to show more information about the character or object.

Part C: Camera MovementTrack:Track: Camera moves side to side without pivoting in order to follow the character

or object.

Camera moves side to side as the character walks down the stairs

Part C: Camera MovementZoom:Zoom: Camera moves side to side without pivoting in order to follow the

character or object. Camera zooms in on object or character to reveal the detail.

Screen Grabs:Show the object in more detail

The purpose is to create tension for the viewer, but this depends on the speed of the zoom.

Part C: Camera MovementReverse Zoom:Reverse Zoom: Camera zooms out to reveal the detail in the setting. Depending on speed of the zoom it can create tension for the viewer.

Part C: Camera MovementDolly:Dolly: Camera moves in, out, backwards and forwards on an object. Its a tripod on wheels.

The purpose of ‘Dolly’ is to dramatize the importance of the scene.

Part D: CompositionSymmetry Balance:Symmetry Balance: Both sides of a shot are identical.

Shapes- IdenticalSize-IdenticalThe balance- IdenticalEach feature in this shot is identical.

The purpose is to show organization.

Part D: Composition

Asymmetry Balance:Asymmetry Balance: Both sides of a shot is uneven.

This shot is unbalanced.Items appear to be on one side of the shot and not the other .

The purpose is to show the shot has unbalanced features.

Part D: CompositionRule Of Thirds:Rule Of Thirds: An image is divided in to 9 equal parts. Two horizontal and two vertical lines. 1 third of the grid is usually the ground/buildings. 2 thirds is usually the sky. Somewhere on cross section- important elements are placed.

2 thirds- sky

1 third- Buildings

2 thirds- skyCross section- people

1 third- Ground

Part D: Composition

Shallow Focus:Shallow Focus: One image is focused on whilst the other is blurred.

This is the main focus of the image.

This area is blurred allowing the focus to be brought to the flower.

The purpose is to emphasize one part of the image over the other.

Part D: CompositionDeep Focus:Deep Focus: The entire image is in focus. Includes foreground, mid-ground and background. All the grounds are in

deep focus- detail in the shot

Part D: CompositionFocus Pulls:Focus Pulls: Adjusts the focus from one subject to another.

Blurred

Blurred

The purpose is to focus on the most important objects or characters within the scene.