CAMERA SHOTS &

ANGLES

Done by Eman Shah

HIGH ANGLE

In film’s a high angle shot is usually when the camera angle is

located above the eye line. With this type of angle, the camera looks

down on the subject and the point of focus often gets "swallowed

up" by the setting. High angle shots are usually films seem more

dramatic or if there is someone at a high level that the character

below is talking to.

This is a scene from James

Bond, in which James is

filmed at an high angle.

Shot types:

LOW ANGLE

In cinematography a low angle shot is a shot from a camera angle

positioned low on the vertical axis anywhere below the eye line,

looking up. This shot also increases height and is useful for actors

such as Tom Cruise. Low angles helps give a scene of confusion to

the viewer The added height of a person or an object may make it

inspire fear and insecurity in the viewer, who is psychologically

dominated by the figure on the screen. This is an example

of a low angle shot

in a film.

OBLIQUE ANGLE

An oblique angle shot is a shot where the camera is set at an angle

on its roll axis so that the shot is composed with vertical lines at an

angle to the side of a frame, or so that the horizon line of the shot is

not parallel with the bottom of the camera frame. This shot is very

popular in horror movies because it indicates instability to the viewer.

This is an oblique

angle shot.

BIRD’S EYE VIEW

A bird’s eye view shot is an elevated view of an object from above

, with a perspective as though the observer were a bird. This shows a

scene from directly overhead, a very unnatural and strange shot. This

shot does however put the audience in a godlike position, looking

down on the action.

This is an example of a

birds eye view shot.

LONG SHOT

In photography, filmmaking and video production, 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.

This is an example of a

long shot, as we can see

the character’s full body.

CLOSE UP

A close up is a medium type of shot, which tightly frames a

person or an object. This shot magnifies the object (think of how big

it looks on a cinema screen) and shows the importance of things, be it

words written on paper, or the expression on someone's face. The

close-up takes us into the mind of a character.

This is a close up of a

well known actor

called Tom Cruise.

MEDIUM SHOT

In film, a medium shot is a camera angle shot from a medium

distance, the audience already knows where they are and now want to

focus on dialogue and character interation.

This is an example of a medium

shot, in the film The Hunger

Games.

EXTREME CLOSE UP

An extreme close up, is a shot where the camera for example

focuses on one part of the body or an object for example a person’s

eyes. You would normally need a specific reason to get this close. It is

too close to show general reactions or emotion except in very

dramatic scenes.

This is an extreme

close up.

POINT OF VIEW SHOT

A point of view shot is a short film scene that shows what a

character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera).

It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a

character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's

reaction.

This is a point of view

shot.

PULL BACK SHOT

A pull back shot is a shot where, tracking or zoom moves back

from the subject to reveal the context of the scene. This shot

surprises the viewer by withdrawing from a scene to reveal an object

or character that was previously out of the frame.

This is a pull back shot,

where the camera moves

back on the previous scene.

PANS

This is a movement which scans a scene horizontally. The camera

is placed on a tripod, which operates as a stationary axis point as the

camera is turned, often to follow a moving object which is kept in the

middle of the frame.

Camera

Movement

TILTS

A movement which scans a scene vertically, otherwise it is similar

to a pan. The camera is stationary and rotates in a vertical plane or

tilting plane. A rotation in a horizontal plane is known as panning.

HAND HELD SHOTS

The camera is stabilized so it moves independently. Hand held

cameras denote a certain kind of gritty realism, and they can make the

audience feel as though they are part of a scene, rather than viewing it

from a detached, frozen position.

ZOOM LENSES

A zoom lens contains a mechanism that changes the magnification

of an image. On a still camera, this means that the photographer can

get a 'close up' shot while still being some distance from the subject.

A video zoom lens can change the position of the audience, either

very quickly (a smash zoom) or slowly, without moving the camera an

inch, thus saving a lot of time and trouble.