Camera Angles

• A high angle shot will show the scene/ setting from above in a "birds eye view". This is mainly used to set a scene as show all of the action happening below. High angle shots make the actor seem vulnerable and powerless. This type of camera angle often makes the scene seem more dramatic

• An establishing shot is usually the first shot of a new scene, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place. It is usually a very wide shot or extreme wide shot. Establishing shots may use famous landmarks to indicate the place or city where the action is taking place will be in the following scene.

• A long shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or a wide shot) typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. The long shot is used to set the scene in a film.

• A medium long shot usually contains a figure from the knees/waist up and is normally used for dialogue scenes, or to show some detail of action. This scene is of spider man in the Amazing Spider Man and shows a action fighting scene of Spiderman and Dark Spider Man

• A medium close up shot shows very little background, and concentrates on either a face, or a specific detail of mise en scène. Everything else is just a blur in the background. This scene shows a close up of Jokers face which captures the detail of his make up (Mise En Scene).

• A low angle shot is a shot often used to show the power of the subject. A low angle shot is often used when showing the subject (person looking up) is in control of the situation and in power. This examples shows that Darth Vader is control of the situation and in power.

• An extreme long shot is a shot taken from a long distance away usually used to capture the setting of a scene e.g. outside of a building, landscape etc. this shot will contain very little detail and used to give a general understanding of something. An example of this is in lord of the rings where they set the scene where the action is going to be.

• A close up shot usually captures the detail of someone's face. Close up shots capture the detail of someone's facial expression. An example of a close up shot is in harry potter. This specific shot shows the expression on Harry's face. It also captures the detail on his face and nothing else making his face the main subject of the photo.

• Extreme close up shot is not used very often. This shot captures very little detail or expression and is used in very dramatic scenes usually. This example is of captain America and shows what the previous scene has been about e.g. action/fighting.

• A point of view shot is a shot that shows the camera angle from a persons view. This shot is usually used in order to help the viewer understand what the scene would be like in the characters position. This shot is from Halloween and helps add suspense to the scene.

• An over the shoulder shot helps the viewer understand the response from one of the characters. Over the shoulder is usually used in a conversation piece (dialogue) and usually flips between the two characters. An example of this is in meet the fockers and helps the viewer see what the other persons facial expressions in the dialogue look like in reaction to the dialogue.

• Two shot is used in order to capture a picture of two people at once. This is usually used in news programmes and interviews. It helps the viewer see the emotion of the two people which is usually different or identical. This example is from avatar where the characters in the shot are showing two different emotions demonstrating how different characters react to different situations

• A medium shot is usually used to capture detail of part of the shot but also allowing the audience to feel as if they were looking at the everything in the shot. Medium shot usually captures a characters head to waist. An example of a medium shot is in the film hunger games where Katniss is shooting an arrow. The main focus of this image is Katniss but we can still see the arrow being shot.