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Cinematography applied to Forrest Gump By Chloe Abraham

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Cinematography applied to Forrest GumpBy Chloe Abraham

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Establishing Shot

This shot sets up a scene’s location and / or characters.

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Extreme Long Shot / Wide Shot

Creates an affect of vastness.

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Long Shot

Shows the whole person or a large section of the location.

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Mid Shot

Most of the figure is shown in the shot. It could also show the location. It can be side on or straight on.

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Medium Close Up

Shows head and shoulders. This shot allows us to be more intimate with the character.

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Over The Shoulder Shot

Allows the viewer to see a greater depth of emotion on the character’s face while establishing the location of each character.

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Close Up

Lets us see emotion and reactions on a character’s face that could be missed. They often come after a wide shot.

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Extreme Close Up

This shot is very tight so that only part of the object or person can be seen.

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Point Of View Shot (POV)

A type of cutaway that shows what a character is seeing, it’s often part of shot / reverse shot.

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Deep Focus

Involves a large depth of field where every plane is in focus.

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Shallow Focus

A function of a narrow depth of field so only one plane of the frame is in focus. It shows us that one field is more important than the others.

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Racking Focus

Changing the focus of the lens to a subject in the background and vice versa.

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Zoom Shot

Occurs when a filmmaker changes the focal length of the lens in the middle of a shot.

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Low Angle Shot

Used to make the character appear dominant.

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High Angle Shot

Used to make the character appear vulnerable.

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Dutch Tilt

The frame is at an angle. It gives a sense of unease.

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Level Of Framing

Refers to the height at which the camera is positioned in a given shot.