Cinematography glossary
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By Louise Watson
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Cinematography is the art of photography and
camerawork in film-making.
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This is a high angle shot
, this is when the camera
is positioned high up
facing down .it can e
used to show that
someone may be inferior
to someone else .
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This is a low angle
shot, this is when
the camera is place
in a lower than the
object/person . This
can e used to show
that someone has
power over
someone else or
something .
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A wide shot it show
right at the beginning
of a movie or scene
this is to give the
audience an idea of
setting .
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This is a over the shoulder shot
this is done by the camera
showing part of characters head
and filming another whilst having
a conversation .the camera will
go back and forth . This is to
make it look as though the
audience is really in the
conversation.
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A extreme close up is done by
the camera being zoomed in to
something specific to show
small details or emotions .
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A pan is when the camera follows
something but does not move its
self instead it moves from side to
side , this is used when something
or someone is walking or moving
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A two person shot shows two
people having a conversation .
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The mid shot shows some
part of the subject in more
detail, whilst still showing
enough for the audience to
feel as if they were looking
at the whole subject.