Monday, October 5, 2015

Camera Angles


Establishing shot - Curved Lines
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. 


Long Shot  (from 0:48-1:13) - Framing
shows the image as approximately "life" size ie corresponding to the real distance between the audience and the screen in a cinema (the figure of a man would appear as six feet tall). This category includes the full shot showing the entire human body, with the head near the top of the frame and the feet near the bottom.

Medium Shot - Vertical Lines 
Contains a figure from the knees/waist up and is normally used for dialogue scenes, or to show some detail of action.
Eye Level Shot (from 0:58-1:20) - Simplicity
the camera is positioned as though it is a human actually observing a scene, so that eg actors' heads are on a level with the focus. 


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Close Up Shot (from 0:27- 0:38) - Simplicity
a certain feature or part of the subject takes up most of the frame. A close up of a person usually means a close up of their face



Birds Eye Shot - Vertical Lines
This shows a scene from directly overhead


Worms Eye Shot (0:33 and 0:42) - Simplicity

A scene shot from under the subject, Low angles help give a sense of confusion to a viewer, of powerlessness within the action of a scene. 

Extreme Close Up (3:54- 4:40) - Framing
an extreme version of the close up, generally magnifying beyond what the human eye would experience in reality

Reaction Shot - Repetition, Unity 
Reaction shot is a shot which cuts away from the main scene in order to show the reaction of a character to it


Point of View Shot (0:19-0:25) - Leading Lines
This shot shows a view from the subject's perspective


Over the Shoulder Shot (starts at 1:30) - Informal Balance
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.

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