1. Assignment 4
Camera shots, angles,
movements, composition

2. CAMERA SHOTS!

3. Establishing Shots
 Getting a shot from a distance.
 This is to reveal more information on the
picture, this would show more detail

4. Wide shots
A wide shot would be wide enough to see
enough information in the picture.
 Its like panoramic, detail of the place
where enough information would be
seen. This would be used in wedding, to
show the bride and groom to what’s
around them.

5. Long shots
 To see the whole body/object/animal
etc.
 This is used to see there body language, in
a dinner table would show how
everything is laid out

6. Mid/Medium shots
 Isa shot that would show their head and
their torso, or their torso and legs
 This would show their facial expression,
body language, and mostly used in
dialogue

7. Close up shots
 Where the camera would focus on one
object or hand
 This is to point out there emotions if its on
their face. Or their plate, so the audience
would know where to look at

8. Extreme close ups
 Its where the camera would show the
details of an object/flower etc
 This is normally used in nature, when
taking a picture of a flower, this would
show the details of the petals or the
insects on the petals.

9. Point of view (POV)
 Its where the camera would replace
someone, the camera would be placed
where the eyes would be and move like a
human being.
 This is normally used when someone faints,
and how the camera would shake as if
the camera is the person

10. Over the shoulder
 When the camera is placed back of the
characters shoulder.
 This is used especially when we are meant
to focus on one character for example
when talking, and would see there facial
expression.

11. Two shots
 When two human beings/object/animal is
in one shot
 This is when for example 2 human beings
interact for example talking or having
dinner together. Best friends shopping etc.

12. Ariel shots
A shot taken from a helicopter would see
everything.
 This is used to aware the audience where
the location would be

13. Over head shot
 Its when the camera is above the
character.
 this is used to make the character seem
smaller.

14. CAMERA ANGLES!

15. Low angle
 When the camera would be lower than
the character/object etc.
 It would enhance their roles, make them
more powerful and also make them look
big.

16. High angle
 The camera would be higher than the
character
 Makes the character look smaller, more
vulnerable or weak etc.

17. Canted/oblique
 Makes the shot seem tilted or skewed.
 Its normally to confuse the audience.

18. CAMERA MOVEMENT!

19. Pan
 When the camera would pivot
horizontally, left to right/right to left
 This is normally used to show more
information.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh
yXtWjN-uw&feature=g-upl

20. Tilt
 The camera would go low to high or high
to low.
 This is also used to get more information
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ
OaMCThtH0&feature=g-upl

21. Track
 The camera would move side to side
without pivoting
 This is used to follow a character or an
object with smooth movements that’s
either side to side, back to front or curved
movements.

22. Zooming
 When the camera is still but zooms in to
get closer to a character or an object
 This is to create intensity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t
q9gWUdrRs&feature=g-upl

23. Reverse zooming
 This is the same as zooming but comes out
from the character/object back to
normal.
 This is used to reveal more detail, might be
the location or to show their body
language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az
xFO2zJL0M&feature=g-upl

24. Dolly
 When the camera would move in and
out, backwards or forwards on a track
and can move in different angles. (this
isn’t track or zoom)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXF
Z7OlycAY&feature=g-upl

25. Crane
 When the camera is on the crane whilst
the crane is moving
 This is used normally in action films for
example racing.

26. Stedicam
 When the camera is stable on a human,
so it doesn't shake, but moves smoothly
while the person is moving.
 This is used when filming a football match

27. Vertigo
A movement which is zooming and
dolling at the same time. If it dolling in
zoom out. If its dolling out zoom in.
 This is normally used in dramatic scenes.

28. COMPOSITION!

29. Balance
 The way that the image balances the
shape, size. The way we place the objects
in a frame to show balance

30. Symmetry
 To show order, and its the same on both
sides.
 This is used to show normalness and
organization

31. Asymmetric
 Itswhere they don’t look the same from
both sides.
 This is used for to show disorder, chaos etc

32. Rule of thirds
 Ishere there’s a grid on the screen of the
camera and it helps to make the image
show spaced out instead of being in he
centre
 This is used to promotes better tension,
energy and interest in a composition.

33. Depth of field
 Itsthe difference between the nearest
and farthest objects. A distance of what
would be focussed. A the camera can
only look at one object/character.

34. Shallow focus
 Emphasises and highlights one
object/character and the rest is blurry.
 This is used to aware the audience where
to look, directs us where we should look
the most.

35. Deep focus
 Its the opposite of shallow focus, the
entire image is in focus. And there's
foreground (FG), middle ground (MG)
and back ground (BG). (when there's a
character in from of the camera (FG), the
second person is the middle (MG) and
the there's a third furthest away from the
camera then the background(BG))

36. Focus pulls
 When one object is clear and behind that
object is blurry or the other way round.