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ASSIGNMENT 4:CAMERA SHOTS, CAMERA ANGLES, CAMERA MOVEMENT AND
COMPOSITION
Target Level: Yellow
By : Abigail Menzies
PART A: CAMERA SHOTS Establishing shot Wide shot Long shot Mid/medium shot Close up shot Extreme close up shot POV(point of view) Over the shoulder shot Two shot Overhead shot
ESTABLISHING SHOT This camera shot can be taken from a range of
distances and shows the whole setting of a scene. Establishing shots are used to establish the setting
of a scene and to give the audience information about where the scene set.
WIDE SHOT This camera shot is taken with the camera
positioned a certain way to show the whole scene setting
Wide shot are used to show everyone in a room and to give a gives the viewers a large variety of information
LONG SHOT This camera shot refers to how the camera is
positioned to show the entire object or human figure Long shots are used to show focus on the main
object or human.
MID/MEDIUM SHOT This camera shot is taken from medium distance
and shows either the torso and head of the character or the torso and legs of the character.
Mid/medium shots are used to show the facial expressions of the character (when its of the character's torso and upwards)
CLOSE UP SHOT This camera shot is taken zoomed in to show the a
particular aspect of object or character e.g. the face Close ups are used to display the most detail as the
background is not viewable.
EXTREME CLOSE UP This show even more detail than a close up, this
camera shot shows extreme detail Extreme close ups are used to give the audience
more information and detail about the character or object
POINT OF VIEW This camera shot is taken from the character's
perspective or is reserved to show the character's reaction.
Point of view is used to show what the character is looking at.
OVER THE SHOULDER VIEW This camera shot is taken from the angle from the
shoulder of the character. Over the shoulder view is used to show that the
character’s face that is visible is the dominant character in the scene.
TWO SHOT This shot shows the view of two people interacting
with another. Two shot is used to show the relationship between
the two characters and to show the emotional reaction between the two characters.
OVERHEAD SHOT This shot is taken from above the character or object Overhead shot is used to show the whole scene
setting depending on the distance the shot is taken. This shot is also used to show the full action in the scene
PART B:CAMERA ANGLES High Low Canted
HIGH ANGLE This term refers to how the angle is taken from a
higher place and looks down on the character or object to make them seem smaller.
High angle is used to highlight the character or object’s vulnerability and powerlessness
LOW ANGLE This term refers to how the angle is taken from a
lower place and looks up the character or object. Low angle is used to make the character or object
seem much more bigger than it is and more dominant.
CANTED ANGLE This camera angle makes the camera shot seem
tilted. Canted angle is used to disorientate the audience.
PART C:CAMERA MOVEMENT Pan Tilt Track Zoom/Reverse Zoom Dolly
PAN This term refers to how the camera moves from
either left to right or right to left Pan is used to show the viewer the full scene setting
Moves from left to right
TILT This term refers to how the camera moves from
either top to bottom or bottom to top. Tilt is used to give the viewer more information
about the setting of the scene and to show the full outfit of the character.
Camera moves from top to bottom
TRACK This term refers to how the camera moves from side
to side without pivoting to follow an object or character
Camera moves side to side without pivoting
ZOOM Zoom refers to when the camera feature zoom goes
in towards an object or character to show more detail
Zoom is used to show the viewer more detail of the object or character
REVERSE ZOOM Reverse zoom is the opposite of zoom, this term
refers to when the camera feature zoom moves away from the object or character.
Reverse zoom is used to show the surrounding of the object or character.
DOLLY This term refers to how the camera moves in and
out but still stays steady.
Camera zooms in and out while staying steady
COMPOSITION Balance
-Symmetry
-Asymmetry Rules of third Depth of Field
-Shallow focus
-Deep focus
BALANCE This term refers to how objects and subjects are
placed in a frame to show balance
SYMMETRY This term refers when the shot is balanced on both
sides. Symmetry is used to show order and organization.
ASYMMETRY The term refers to when the shot is unbalanced on
both sides. Asymmetry is used to show disorder or a variety of
objects and characters.
RULES OF THIRD This term refers the process of composing visual
images such as paintings. The rules of thirds states that an image should be imagined divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical lines and the important element of the image should be situated at the intersection of these lines
DEPTH OF FIELD This term refers to the distance which is in focus. Depth of field is used to emphasizing the subject
while de-emphasizing the foreground and background
SHALLOW FOCUS Shallow focus is used to emphasize on one part a
image over another.
DEEP FOCUS This term is the opposite if shallow focus as the
foreground, middle ground and background is in focus, so the entire image is clear
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