1. SHOTS ANDANGLESKGV Media

2. TYPES OF SHOTS STARTER 3. Create a list with the denotations and connotations ofASK this image. Once youve completed your list, write aparagraph explaining the meaning behind the image. 4. AUDIENCE POSITIONING Audiences enjoy texts when they feel involved in them. We will learn to analyse the techniques used to sew theaudience into the text. Plot (the story) Narrative ( how the story is told) 5. POINT OF VIEW SHOTS Adopts the position of thecharacter over the shoulder orin their eyes Audience feels they areexperiencing things as well. 6. REACTION SHOTS Extreme close-up of face to show reaction to something. 7. INSERT SHOTS Gives the audience extra information that one or more characters maynot know yet. The audience is aware of what is happening when somecharacters do not. 8. SHOT REVERSE SHOT Camera alternates between 2characters. Usually as part of a conversation. Audience feels like 3rd person in theshot. 9. TASKWe will watch a series of different film clips.Consider the shot types usedConsider the audience positioning techniques usedComment on why you think the director chose each shot type. What was the desired effect? Do you feel this effect was achieved? 10. CLIPS 11. PLENARY Watch the final battle of the LionKing. Record the information as before. Write a brief analysis of thescene, making reference to theshot types and audiencepositioning techniques used,commenting on why they wereused and if they were effective. 12. STARTER What does this shot type connote and denote? 13. CAMERA SHOTS AND ANGLESIn this course it is very important that you learn to analyse how shots have been composed in film or print media. 14. MEDIA LANGUAGE: CAMERASHOTSExtreme Long Shot (ELS)Used in scene- setting, establishing shots.They normally show an exteriormeant to give a general impression rather than specific Establishing shotinformation.(ES) 15. MEDIA LANGUAGE: CAMERASHOTS Long Shot (LS) Shows the image as approximately "life" size (corresponding to the real distance between the audience and the screen in a cinema). Includes the full shot showing the entire human body, with the head near the top of the frame and the feet near the bottom. 16. MEDIA LANGUAGE: CAMERASHOTS Shows a figure from theknees/waist up and isnormally used for dialoguescenes, or to show somedetail of action. Backgroud detail isminimal.Medium or MidShot (MS) 17. MEDIA LANGUAGE: CAMERA SHOTS Shows very little background, andconcentrates on either a face, or aspecific detail of mise en scne. Everything else is just a blur inthe background. This shot magnifies the objectand shows the importance ofthings, be it words written onpaper, or the expression onsomeones face.Close-Up(CU) 18. MEDIA LANGUAGE: CAMERA SHOTS An extreme version of the close up, generally magnifying beyond what the human eye would experience in reality. An extreme close-up of a face, for instance, would show only the mouth or eyes, with no background detail whatsoever. This is a very artificial shot, and can be used for dramatic effect.Extreme Close-up (ECU) 19. MEDIA LANGUAGE: CAMERA SHOTS Over-the-shoulder shot 20. MEDIA LANGUAGE: CAMERAANGLES High angleThe camera isdirectly abovethe action. Birds eye viewThe camera is above theaction, looking down at it. 21. MEDIA LANGUAGE: CAMERA ANGLES Eye-level The camera is below the action, looking up at it. Low angle 22. MEDIA LANGUAGE: CAMERAANGLES Oblique/Canted angle Worms Eye View The camera is directly below the action. 23. PLENARYQUIZ! Can you explain each of the following 5 shots? 24. 1 25. 2 26. 3 27. 4 28. 5