camera shots
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Movie Shots
Framing, Angles, and Movement
Framing
• How much do we see?• How far away?
Extreme Long Shot
• Generally used to set the scene.
• Normally shows an exterior (outside of a building or landscape)
• Often used to show thrilling action, e.g. a war or disaster movie
Long shot
• Shows whole body or space
• Allows room for action
Medium shot
• Characters shown from the knees or waist up
• Allows room for gestures
• Used for talking or to show an action detail.
• Most commonly used shot
Close up
• Shows very little background
• Concentrates on a face or other detail
• Can be used to make us very comfortable, or very uncomfortable about a character
• We don’t let many people get that close!
Extreme Close Up!
• Magnifies beyond what the human eye would normally see.
• Might show only face or eyes
• Might show tiny detail otherwise overlooked!
Camera Angles
• Pay attention to the relationship between the camera and the object.
• The more extreme the angle, the more symbolic the shot
Bird’s Eye View
• A view from directly overhead
• A very unnatural and strange angle.
High Angle
• Not as extreme as bird’s eye
Eye level
• Camera’s “eye” at same level as subject’s eye
• Emotionally neutral shot (usually)
Low Angle
• Camera is placed low, looking up
• Makes short actors look taller!
• Background mostly sky or ceiling
• Can make viewer scared, impressed, or confused
Oblique Angle
• Camera is not pointed directly at front of subject
• Camera might be tilted to suggest imbalance or confusion
• Often shows point of view of a particular character
Camera Movement
• Actually moving the camera while filming
• Director could also choose to use a series of cuts, keeping the action moving without moving the camera
Pans
• Camera moves across the scene horizontally
• Camera sits on a tripod or stationary axis as camera turns
• Often follows a moving object which stays in the middle of the frame
Tilts
• Camera scans vertically (up and down), unlike a pan.
Dolly shot
• Sometimes called trucking or tracking shots
• Camera put on vehicle that follows along next to the action
Hand-held shots
• Allows person to move in and out of scenes easily
• Gives jerky, ragged effect, unlike dolly shot
• Offers gritty realism
Crane shots
• Equivalent to dolly shots in the air.
• Crane allows easy movement of the camera: up, down, left, right, swooping in and out of the action
Zoom lenses
• Allows change in framing without moving the camera.
• Keeps same subject in center, coming in closer to it or moving away.
Aerial shot
• Usually from a helicopter
• Can convey excitement with lots of movement, following anything from the air.
Fish-eye lens
• Distorts image• Edges more distorted
than center• Gives unreal sensation
to viewer
Two-shot
Shows two people to establish the relationship between them (how well do they know each other?)
Used for conversation scenes
Over-the-Shoulder Shot
• Used in dialogue scenes to show the face of one person
• Often alternates: first over one character’s shoulder, then over the other’s shoulder
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