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Camera Distance
The human body is the measure of subject-camera distance.
What matters: The expressive results of (apparent) camera distance on screen.
Extreme Long Shot (environment dominates)
Extreme Long Shot
Long Shot (figure can be seen in context)
Long shot
Medium Long Shot (knees to head)
Medium long shot / Three shot
Medium Shot (waist to head)
Medium shot / Two shot
Medium shot / Single
Medium Close-up (shoulders and head)
Medium close-up
Close-up
Close-up
Extreme Close-up (isolates a small detail)
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Camera Angle and Height
The Great Train Robbery, 1903
Eye-level shot = normal
Sherlock Jr., 1924
Sherlock Jr., 1924
The camera angle remains at eye-level when the characters are sitting.
The Shawshank Redemption, 1994
Angled shots = abnormal way of seeing?
Viewers identify with the point of view of the camera.
Force of Evil, 1948
Eye Level
A camera placed at a low angleforces us to look up at the subject.
Low-Angle
Low-Angle
A high angleforces us to look down at the subject.
High-Angle
A Dutch tiltor canted angle presents the world off-balance.
Aerial View / Bird’s-Eye View
Aerial View / Bird’s-Eye View
Low camera height / normal angle
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FRAMINGAND POINTOF VIEW
