Camera Shots And Angles

An establishing shot in filmmaking and

television production sets up, or

establishes the context for a scene by

showing the relationship between its

important figures and objects.

Zaine Bradford-Millar

Extreme close upAn extreme

close up is a

shot where the

camera is

zoomed in onto

the chosen

object so that

you get to see

the detail.

Although this

focuses more

on detail, we

are not able to

see the whole

screen.


Close up shots are shots

that have been zoomed

on a specific item or

person so that you can

see the detail you

otherwise would not look

at. It is very useful for

understanding facial

expressions of characters

and/or thoughts.


In film, a medium shot is a camera

angle shot from a medium

distance. The dividing line between

"long shot" and "medium shot" is

fuzzy, as is the line between

"medium shot" and "close-up".


A longshot is a camera angle from

quite far away which is usually

used to show the detail of the

background whilst also having the

object or person in it and relating

them to their surroundings. It has

been suggested that long-shot

ranges usually correspond to

approximately what would be the

distance between the front row of

the audience.


Two Shot

A Two shot is a type of shot employed in the film industry in which the frame encompasses a view of two people (the subjects). The subjects do not have to be next to each other, and there are many common two-shots which have one subject in the foreground and the other subject in the background. It is very useful if the film is about two people.The shots are also used to show the emotional reactions between the subjects.


This shot is framed from behind a person who is

looking at the subject. The person facing the

subject should usually occupy about 1/3 of the

frame.

This shot helps to establish the position of each

person, and get the feel of looking at one

person from the other's point of view.

It's common to cut between these shots during a

conversation, alternating the view between the

different speakers.

This shot can be varied quite a bit to include the

shoulder or back of the person facing the

subject.


To understand looking room, you must

first understand that the people you see

on TV rarely look directly at the camera.

They look off-screen slightly. This is as

true for news interviews as it is for soaps

and sitcoms.

Looking room is the space between the

subject's face and the edge of the

screen. More specifically, looking room

is the space on the side the subject is

looking toward.


Bird's Eye

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. In drama it

can be used to show the positions and

motions of different characters and objects,

enabling the viewer to see things the

characters can't.

The bird's-eye view is also very useful in

sports, documentaries, etc. It also allows the

audience to see the object or person from

a powerful point of view.


In cinematography, a low-angle shot, is a shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eyeline, looking up. The trunk shot is a specialized type of low-angle shot. This camera angle allows the audience to see the person from a less powerful perspective as it is a first person shot used when speaking up to people or looking up at people who powerful.


Tracking shot may refer to a

shot in which the camera is

mounted on a camera dolly, a

wheeled platform that is

pushed on rails while the

picture is being taken; in this

case the shot is also known as

a dolly shot or trucking shot.

One may dolly in on a

stationary subject for emphasis,

or dolly out, or dolly beside a

moving subject


The adjustment of the camera lens to allow the operator progressively to move in close off or to pull away from the subject.


Where, during a scene featuring

two people or more, we can

imagine an imaginary line joining

those two people together.

Adhering to the 180 degree rule

would mean you would always

ensure your camera was on one

side of that line and the camera

would never be crossed to the

other side.


Describes a technique used to make a shot look interesting, rather than placing a person or object in the middle of the frame, they are placed at the sides, or where the lines cross on this imaginary grid.


Describes a shot where an object near the

front is in focus, and everything else behind

is out of focus (blurry). Often used to make

one thing seem more important.


Deep focus is a photographic and cinematographic technique using a large depth of field. Depth of field is the front-to-back range of focus in an image — that is, how much of it appears sharp and clear. Consequently, in deep focus the foreground, middle-ground and background are all in focus. This can be achieved through use of the hyperfocal distance of the camera lens.


A shot filmed with the camera not on a tripod but instead held by the camera man, often whilst walking. This makes the shots seem quite shaky. This can make the audience feel the scene is more realistic, or can make us feel like we are part of the action


The mise-en-scene in so spaciously distributed within the confines of the framed image that the people photographed have considerable freedom of movement.


A point of view shot (also

known as POV shot or a

subjective camera) is a short

film scene that shows what a

character (the subject) is

looking at (represented

through the camera). It is

usually established by being

positioned between a shot of

a character looking at

something, and a shot showing

the character's reaction

Zaine Bradford-

Millar

In photography, panning refers

to the rotation in a horizontal

plane of a still camera or video

camera. Panning a camera

results in a motion similar to

that of someone shaking their

head from side to side or of an

aircraft performing a yaw

rotation. Or to that of an

opening door if the door stays

facing one way.


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