Camera ShotsAly Raza Beig

Establishing Shot An establishing shot is usually the first shot of a new scene, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place. It is usually a very wide shot or extreme wide shot.

This is an example of an Establishing shot because it shows where the scene is going to take place and hints the audience of what the ambience may be.

Long shot (Wide Shot)a view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shapes.

This is a long shot (wide shot) because it outlines and shows the audience the whole set – its taken from a distance to give the full view and outline of the set.

Crane Shot Crane shot is a shot taken by a camera on a crane or jib. The most obvious uses are to view the actors from above or to move up and away from them, a common way of ending a movie.

They are using a crane in order to capture the ongoing jet ski scene – this type of shot also uses a lot of tilts and pans.

Aerial Shot / Birds eye view A shot in which the camera photographs a scene from directly overhead.

An aerial view in this case is used to show the whole scenery from an overhead perspective to maybe give a very majestic and mesmerizing view to the audience.

Close UpA detailed view of a person or object, usually without much context provided.

This is a close from the chest to the head. This will help outline certain features.

Extreme Close Up A minutely detailed view of an object or a person. An extreme close-up of an actor generally includes only his eyes, or his mouth.

This is a close from the end of the nose to half of his forehead. This will help outline SPECIFIC features.

Point of view Any shot which is taken from the vantage point of a character in the film. Also known as the first person camera.

This is a POV from my perspective sitting at a coffee shop looking at the menu. It shows what I am doing and what people around me are doing but from my perspective

Over the shoulder A medium shot, useful in dialogue scenes, in which one actor is photographed head-on from over the shoulder of another actor.

In this shot, I use my father and my sister who are sitting in front of each other. This is an over the shoulder shot since is taken from the perspective of her right shoulder.

Shot Reverse Shot Conversing shot – showing a

conversation between them.

Two-ShotTwo Characters in a frame.

Pans One of the simplest and most common movements is to turn, or pan (from the word panorama), the camera horizontally so that it sweeps around the scene.

Tilts

Tilting is a cinematographic technique in which the camera stays in a fixed position but rotates up/down in a vertical plane. Tilting the camera results in a motion similar to someone turning her neck to look up or down. It is distinguished from panning in which the camera is pivoted left or right.

High angle shot A shot in which the subject is photographed from above.

This shot might show the audience that she may be a person looked down upon also maybe making her look helpless or less powerful

Low angle shot

A shot in which the subject is photographed from below.

This may be the opposite of the previous slide because this might show power and authority. This is because she is shown from a low angle.

Zoom/reverse zoom A dolly zoom is a cinematic technique in which the camera moves closer or further from the subject while simultaneously adjusting the zoom angle to keep the subject the same size in the frame.