Camera movements angles and shots

CAMERA SHOTS, ANGLES AND MOVEMENTS

CAMERA SHOTS

Long shotThis shot would be used from far away and is generally used as when determining the size of the actual size of the object and the distance need to show the whole object. Normally focusing on costume and the scenery in one shot and showing the whole body of the character. This is also known as a wide shot.

Extreme Long Shot• Extreme Long shots are mainly used to set the scene of

the film or television show. Its normally used when showing a building or landscape to give the audience a brief idea of the location.

Medium ShotThis shot is normally used for dialogue scenes only focusing on the characters from the waist up. Directors would use this shot for the audience to focus more on the people and very little on the location.

Close-upA close-up shot is mainly used to pull focus to the face or a particular part of mise-en-scene involving the character. This means little of the background being shown also the background may be blurred out to establish this focus.

Extreme close-upBy using extreme close up it magnifies a specific part of the character or object for example a focus on the facial expressions (eyes).It covers the entire shot with no background.

Over The Shoulder shotThis shot is to show a perspective of someone over the characters shoulder. This shot is mainly used in conversations between two people.

SHOT ANGLES

Birds eye viewThis shows the scene from overhead usually following a character whilst looking at the setting. The audience is made to feel that they are looking down on the situation.

High Angle This shot is similar to the previous shot (birds eye view) however, is not as high up showing a clearer focus on the character. This frame is also slanted or could be seen as hovering beside the heads of the characters.

Low Angle This angle is used to give an effect of how small the audience is to the world they are watching. For example, this gives the audience a feeling of no control as people pass by them

Canted AngleThis angle is deliberately slanted for a specific effect of disorientation or intoxication of the audience.

Point of viewThis angle is from the eyes of the character as if the audience is in their shoes. This is also shown to show the audience the thoughts and feelings of the character.

Establishing shotThis shot shows the context of the scene when looking at the relationship between the character and the object. This is rarely used in modern day filming were directors go straight into the scene. However, before in classical filming they used to use this technique..

Eye Level ShotThis is when the camera is put at the level of the characters face as if the character is talking to the audience.

Oblique shotThis shot is tilted slightly to create a disturbance for the audience; usually seen in disaster films.

CAMERA MOVEMENTS

Tracking shotThis shot is when the camera follows a person or an object. Physically moving the camera along with the character for example this could be when using a dolly or a handheld camera would be useful.

Crabbing ShotIt is usually a term that is associated with trucking and/or dollying. This is a side-to-side movement at a constant distance from the action.

Character or object

Camera on the line of movement

Side-to-side movement only

Tilt Shot This specific shit involves the whole camera moving up and down on an axis. This movement is usually to show off the costume.

Zoom ShotZooming is altering the focal length of the lense of the camera. This is to make something seem closer or further away and it also magnifies part of the image.By doing this it can change the shot from being a wide shot to a close-up shot.

SteadicamSteadicam is the allowance of a smooth shot even when moving around on uneven terrain. This movement allow the camera to stay at the same level the entire time throughout filming.

Hand-heldThis camera technique is when the camera shots are moved by the user. This brings the audience to see as if they were the person or witnessing an event. This movement can also be linked with a point of view shot. For example, if the camera was following a character then the camerawork would be jerky and unstable as a final product.

Pan ShotThe example below shows the camera movement that is on a horizontal axis following the action. This shows us as an audience previously unframed space without moving the level of the camera.

Crane ShotsCrane shots are similar to a dolly shot when looking at the movement such as left, right, centre, up, down and diagonally. By using this shot in production it is usually seen to be connected with wide shots showing landscapes. This is mainly seen at the start of films when they are showing the first location.

Aerial ShotsThis shot is very similar to a crane shot due to the height and movements of the camera however, a helicopter is used to capture the shot. Usually it shows a bigger landscape for example, the River Thames. This would be usually shot in a big budget film.