Extreme Close Up In this Extreme Close Up shot it shows a
zoomed detail of the actors face and facial expressions. This
character Captain America The Avengers is staring straight into one
direction. The fact that his eyes are a bit screwed up and slightly
closed, it shows that he is concentrated and this could be seen by
the audience as Captain America being annoyed or heated up. An
Extreme Close Up shot is normally shown on the face, indicating
where the most distinctive expressions are shown. This could
possible be an extreme close up shot of the eye as well.
Close Up A close up shot is a certain feature or part of the
subject takes up the whole frame. Like in this shot, its showing
Iron Mans face in the shot. This close up shot clearly shows the
emotion of Iron Man; his face is just straight, distinctive and
concentrated. Its as if he is looking his prey in the eye, no
actual body language shown, just the shot of his face looking
deeply, angrily at another persons eye.
Medium Close-Up Shot The medium close up is half way between a
mid shot and a close up. This shot shows the face more clearly,
without getting uncomfortably close. The Medium close up shot
usually consists of the characters shoulders and above that is
shown in the shot. This is typically done in media to show a
characters emotion. In this shot of Thor from The Avengers shows
that the character is feeling upset and is thinking about what has
just happened, which allows the audience to guess that he possibly
feels guilty about what has just happened.
Long shot A long shot is used so you can see the characters
full body, costume and the location of the scene. We can easily
tell that this image shows that they are fighting against bad guys,
this is shown by the support of fire, crushed cars, smoke and
destruction. Also because of the costume the characters are wearing
the audience can instantly tell that this is a heroic, superhero
movie. This used in films when introducing a new character or when
a character has just entered the room. The shot creates a more
dramatic effect in there appearance and also makes it easier to see
a persons body language.
Extreme Long Shot An Extreme Long Shot is used to view the
whole area of the scene where everything is happening. This is a
main camera shot to show the audience of where everything is set.
It informs the audience where the scene is set and through the
mise-en-scene, it then allows the audience to guess what might be
in store in the next scene. In this shot from The Avengers, it
shows the city, being shredded to its last pieces and everything
blowing up. It shows the audience how everything is gone chaotic
and havoc has been raised.
Track Shot A tracking shot is a shot in which the camera is
mounted on a cart which travels along tracks. Tracking is often
more narrowly defined as movement parallel to the action, or at
least at a constant distance. This is also shown by the camera
travelling alongside the action, example if someone is running, the
camera would track alongside the runner. In this shot it shows The
Avengers in a group, the tracking shot (shown on the left) is shown
by the cameraman rolling around the Avengers in a circle, also
known as tracking circles around them to get a shot of every
angle.
Cut-In Shot A cut shot, which specifically refers to showing
some part of the subject in detail. This can be shown in just
taking a shot of a part of a body such as the hand and the hand
movements. This could possible show the enthusiasm, anticipation
and nervousness of the character. In this scene from the Avengers,
it shows Thors arm and hand movements, which is shown in a cut-in
shot. This could show the audience that he his thinking of
something or a plan as he has his arms crossed.
Panning Shot A panning shot is one of the simplest camera shot
that is used in films. It is easy and is a camera movement
technique that involves moving the camera horizontally to the right
or left. This shot is used to show that you can track an object or
follow any type of movement. In this scene with Captain America it
shows him running at a pace, this only requires a panning shot,
which just slides the camera from left to right as shown in the
picture. This shows the audience the full body movement of the
character
Tilt Shot The tilt shot is similar to the pan shot, but the
tilt shot moves vertically instead of horizontally. Just like the
pan shot, the tilt shot can be done hand held or with a tripod. It
is highly recommended to use a tripod for a tilt shot as it would
allow you to have an accurate shot without any rough, edgy
movements to the shot. In this shot in The Avengers, the tilt shot
starts from the two characters looking up in the sky, but the tilt
shot starts from the top view and works its way down showing every
body language from the characters.
Zoom Shot A zoom shot makes a dramatic feel to a shot. A zoom
is technically not a camera move as it does not require the camera
itself to move at all. Zooming means altering the focal length of
the lens to give the illusion of moving closer to or further away
from the action. In this shot it shows a zoomed version of a long
shot of Scarlett Johansson, this shows a dramatic, embraced shot,
which shows all the emotion and background that enhances the
audiences attention.
Diegetic Sound Any voice, musical passage, or sound effect
presented as originating from a source within the film's world.
These are sounds which are visible on the screen o sources implied
to be present by the film such as voices of characters, sounds made
by objects and music shown. In this scene it shows Hawkeye from The
Avengers; he is falling from a building and is using his bow and
arrow weapon, and as the arrow releases from the bow, it makes a
slight sound that glides with the air. This is all for dramatic
effect.
Non-Diegetic Sound Sound, such as mood music or narrator's
commentary, represented as coming from a source outside the space
of the narrative. A non-diegetic sound is neither visible on the
screen or has been implied to be present in the action of the film
such as the narrators commentary, sound effects which is added for
the dramatic effect and mood music. In this scene it shows Iron Man
falling from space, this is a quiet scene, which just plays a
slight dramatic music in the background for when hes falling. The
music that is played was a sad, depressing and shocked music, which
puts the audience in the mood of his sadness of him falling.
Mise En Scene A Mise En Scene is the arrangement of everything
that appears in the framing. This is things such as actors,
lighting, scenery, props, and costume. The frame and camerawork
also constitute the mise-en-scne of a movie. In this Mise En Scene,
it consists of the individuality of the characters costumes, scree
lighting, props such as guns, crushed cars in the background and
the chaotic scenery.It shows everything that consists of a movie,
in one frame.