2. Close up shot
Close up shots are shots where the face of the actor or
the object fills the shot.
Close up shots help the viewer connect with the
character it can also be used to create tension and
intamcy.
For example in the two photo tension is being created as
Harry is trying to get out of Bellatrix Lestrange’s vault and
when Ron is about to get hit by the queen.
3. Extreme close up
Extreme close ups are shots where the camera
is close to the face or object where you can
see a lot of detail
Extreme close up are often use to add
tension or to add sinister feeling.
The shot with Lord Voldemort is use
to create tension before the final
battle.
The shot with the Minister of Magic
is used to add a sinister feeling as
4. Medium close up
Medium close up shots are used in dialoged sequences
because they easily show hand gestures and body
languages. They also help to show the emotion of the
characters.
You can see this in the shot with Lord
Voldemort where he is talking to all the
death eaters at Malfoy Manor.
You can also see this in the shot
with Harry where he goes to die.
5. mid shot
mid shots are also used for dialogue sequences
because they can easily show emotion and hand
gestures and body language
In the shot with Dumbledoor you can clearly
see the emotions in his face and the hand
gestures and body language that he uses
6. Medium long shot
Medium long shots are
used to show the person
and the background in
the shot clearly.
Medium long shots can be used with on person a shown
in the shot with Harry in them but can also be used with
more than one person which is shown in the shot with
the Weasley family.
7. Long shot
Long shots are used to show action in
films. It is also used to put the character
in to the world and to see the size of the
set around them.
You can see an example of the shot being used to
show action in the shot with Harry. In this shot
there is a battle happening and this shot is used
to show that.
In the shot with Harry Ron and Hermione it is
used to show action as well as to show the set
behind them. In this shot the action Graup is
chasing them.
8. Extreme long shot
Extreme long shots are
used to set scenes.
Some examples of this are showing the change
in shot in CoS when they arrive at the Weasleys
house and again in DH part 2 during the battle
of Hogwarts