Monday 6 October 2014

Camera shots



Tracking shot:
Tracks the movement of a character or object

Pan shot:
When the camera is stationary but moves from left to right or right to left. 

Tilt shot:
When the camera is stationary however its move up and down.

Aerial Shot:This is often used at the beginning of a film, in order to establish setting and movement. A helicopter is like a particularly flexible sort of crane - it can go anywhere, keep up with anything, move in and out of a scene

In lesson we looked at Fast and Furious and how they conveyed shots, so we found a tracking shot from when the two cars are racing and the camera keeps switching to each car causing tension, as well as allowing the audience to predict some sort of collision due to not being able to see where they're heading, until we see a another tracking shot of the train heading in the same direction, this causes the suspense to see if the cars will collide with the train. As well as this we also picked out a tilt shot of the traffic lights turning red to green, this ensures the audience that its a chase. 

Extreme Close up 

An extreme close-up of a face, for instance, would show only the mouth or eyes, with no background detail whatsoever.

Extreme long shot 
This can be taken from as much as a quarter of a mile away, and is generally used as a scene-setting, establishing shot and is often used to show scenes of thrilling action eg in a war film or disaster movie. There will be very little detail visible in the shot, it's meant to give a general impression rather than specific information.

Long Shot 
long shot  contains landscape but gives the viewer a more specific idea of setting. A long shot may show the viewers the building where the action will take place

Medium Shot


Contains a figure from the knees/waist up and is normally used for dialogue scenes, or to show some detail of action.

Medium Long Shot
Frames the whole subject from the knees up showing the subject in relation to the surroundings.

Over Shoulder Shot
This shot is framed from behind a person who is looking at the subject. The person facing the subject should usually occupy about 1/3 of the frame.

High Angle:
A high angle shows the subject from above, i.e. the camera is angled down towards the subject. This has the effect of diminishing the subject, making them appear less powerful, less significant or even submissive.
Low Angle:
This shows the subject from below, giving them the impression of being more powerful or dominant.

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