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CAMERA ANGLES

by matilda

DIFFERENT CAMERA SHOTS

Camera shots

A camera shot is how much space the audience sees in a particular frame. Cinematographers choose specific camera shots to portray things about a character, setting, or theme to the audience. Similarly, camera angles are different ways to position a camera to further emphasize emotions and relationships.

Establishing shot:

A shot used to introduce a new location

Establishing shot

Master shot:

Encapsulate everything that's important into one single angle or moving shot.

Master shot

Close up:

A shot that is close to a person or object to show lots of detail. The person/object will fill up most of the frame

Close up

Mid- Shot

A mid-distance shot of a person/object

Mid - Shot

Long shot

A long-distance shot of a person/object, would contain a persons whole body.

Long shot

Wide angle

A wide angle shot qould allow you to see across a wide area such a a landscape

Wide angle

Two shot

A shot that captures two people

Two shot

Areal Shot

A shot from above, often using a drone, helicopter or a jib

Areal Shot

Point of View aka POV

A shot that allows you to 'see through the eyes' of a character

Point of view

Over the shoulder shot

A shot looking over the shoulder of a character, usually talking to another character

Over the shoulder shot

DIFFERENT CAMERA ANGLES

Camera Angles

The variance of camera angles in filmmaking are used to help enhance the narrative, the theme, and the overall mood of the film. Cinematographers usually make a conscious choice as to how each scene is shot.

High angle

A shot where the camera is higher than the focal point

High angles

Low angle :

A shot where the camera is lower than the focal point, looking uo

Low angle

Canted angle

A shot in which the camera is tilted diagonally slightly, displaying everything in slant

Canted angle

DIFFERENT CAMERA MOVMENTS

Camera Movment

Camera movement allows cinematographers and directors to shift the audience's view without cutting. Specific types of camera movements in film also can create a psychological and emotional effect on the audience. These effects can be used to make a film more immersive and engaging.

Panning

A movment in which a camera remains in the same spot but turns, often on a tripod

Pan

Tilt

Movment where the camera remains in the same spot but often moves up or down

Tilt

Track

Where the camera moves in a constant direction, often following someone

Track

Dolly

A dolly is a cart that the camera is mounted on, which rolls along dolly track or on its own wheels. Dolly shots are designed to be smooth and controlled camera movements.

Dolly

Crane

A crane shot is any shot from a camera mounted on a robotic crane. Cranes are capable of lifting the camera high in the air and moving it in any direction

Crane

Steady Cam

Entirely free camera movment using a shoulder rig

Steady Cam

Hand Held

Hand held camera angle, often shakey footage to show an intense scene

Hand held

Zoom

Movment in which the lense is used to increase the size of an object or person in the frame

Zoom

Reverse Zoom

Movment in which the lense is used to decrease the size of an object or person in the frame

Reverse Zoom

Composition

Composition

Composition refers to how the elements on screen (actors, scenery, props, etc.) appear in respect to each other and within the frame itself. In the earliest days of cinema, film composition basically mimicked that of a stage play. Directors staged all actors and important information to face the audience

Framing

A term refering to the composition of an image, where things are in an image

Framing

Rule of thirds

A rule whereby objects or people are placed in a frame according to thrids

Rule of thrirds

Deep and Shallow focus

Deep focus = high depth of field is present

Shallow focus = small depth of field is present

Deep and shallow focus

Focus Pull

The process of changing the focal distances in order to draw attention to the audiences to certain objects or people

Focus pull

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