camera angles, shots, movement and positions
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A presentation of these different aspects, their definitions and picture examples.TRANSCRIPT
Camera Angles, Shots, Movement and Positions.
Created by Hannah Scholefield
Establishing Shot
Establishes the context for a scene: showing where and when the film is set.
Low Angled Shot
A shot of an object from below looking up. Used to increase the height of an object, making it seem powerful and threatening.
High Angled Shot
A shot of an object from above looking down. Used to make an object seem smaller and/or vulnerable.
Close-up
A shot of a part of the body with a little background.
Medium Close-up
A shot of a person from the mid-chest to the top of the head.
Extreme Close-up
A shot magnifying a part of the body (e.g. the eyes) showing no background.
Long Shot
A shot of a object/person from a distance, showing the whole of their body from head to toe.
Medium Long Shot
A shot of a person from the waist up.
Two/Three Shot
A shot including two or three people
Aerial Shot
A shot taken from a birds eye view, establishing a setting.
Point Of View
A shot of what the subject can see.
Panning
A movement that scans a scene horizontally.
Tilting
A movement that scans a scene vertically.
Tracking
A shot taken by a person following the subject with a camera
Dollying
Involves a track being laid on set for the camera to follow/move on.
Zoom in/out
A shot of the subject where the camera appears to move closer/further away from it.
Hand Held Shot
A shot taken by a hand held camera. This is used to make the viewer feel like they are in the scene.
Focus Pull
A shot that maintains image sharpness on the subject being filmed.
Canted Angle
A shot used to suggest point of view shots (i.e. When the camera becomes the eyes of one particular character, seeing what they see)
Rule of 3rds
A concept in video/film production in which the frame is divided into nine imaginary sections.