2. Part A: Camera Shots
• Establishing Shot:
• Establishes the setting of the scene
Gives the viewer more
information and
clarifies setting of the
scene. ‘humps for 100
yards’
3. Part A: Camera Shots
• Wide Shot:
• Reveals a large amount of information in one shot.
Reveals the structures
on a guitar
4. Part A: Camera Shots
• Long Shot:
• Framing a long shot of a character or subject.
• Characters- usually show their actions.
Frames the
characters whole
body.
Action- Showing off
(shirt open)
5. Part A: Camera Shots
• Mid/Medium Shot:
• Shots on a characters or subjects torso &legs or torso &head.
Shot of torso
and legs
6. Part A: Camera Shots
• Close Up Shot:
• A close framing of a particular object or body parts e.g. Face, hands...
7. Part A: Camera Shots
• Extreme Close Up Shot:
• Is a shot which shows an object or body parts in great detail.
Detail of
the rose is
illustrated
8. Part A: Camera Shots
• POV (Point Of View) Shot:
• Shows the shot from the characters perspective.
A shot from my
point of view:
typing on the
computer
9. Part A: Camera Shots
• Over The Shoulder Shot:
• A shot that is filmed from the back of a characters head.
• Facing the subject- 1/3 of screen dominating
• Subject head- if it shows more, subject is dominating.
More
dominating
More
dominating
10. Part A: Camera Shots
• Two Shot:
• A shot that symbolises a relationship between two characters.
Relationship-
Father and son
playing football
11. Part A: Camera Shots
• Overhead Shot:
• A shot that is done overhead top state the action or subject.
Overhead shot of
a person .
Action: Reading
12. Part B: Camera Angles
• High:
• An angle that is taken higher up to make the characters look weak and
vulnerable.
Character-
Vulnerable.
Consoles with bear
for guidance
13. Part B: Camera Angles
• Low:
• An angle that is taken lower down to make the subject or object seem superior.
Subject- looks
strong and
dominating
14. Part B: Camera Angles
• Canted/Oblique:
• An angle that is used to make the shot seem tilted.
Angle looks
skewed
15. Part C: Camera Movement
• Pan:
• The camera pivots horizontally to reveal more information.
Screen Grabs:
Reveals the variety of
cereal boxes.
1) 2) 3) 4)
16. Part C: Camera Movement
• Tilt:
• Its the opposite to pan: camera pivots vertically to reveal more information.
Screen Grabs:
Reveal the whole
outfit of the
character
17. Part C: Camera Movement
• Track:
• Camera moves side to side without pivoting in order to follow the character or
object.
18. Part C: Camera Movement
• Zoom:
• Camera zooms in on object or character to reveal the detail.
• Depending on speed of the zoom. It creates tension for the viewer.
Screen Grabs:
Show the object in more detail
19. Part C: Camera Movement
• Reverse Zoom:
• Camera zooms out to reveal the detail in the setting.
• Depending on speed of the zoom it can create tension for the viewer.
20. Part C: Camera Movement
• Dolly:
• Camera moves in, out, backwards and forwards on an object.
• Its a tripod on wheels.
21. Part D: Composition
• Symmetry Balance:
• Both sides of a shot are identical.
Shapes- Identical
Size-Identical
The balance- Identical
Each feature in this
shot is identical.
22. Part D: Composition
• Asymmetry Balance:
• Both sides of a shot is uneven.
This shot is
unbalanced.
Items appear to
be on one side of
the shot and not
the other .
23. Part D: Composition
• Rule Of Thirds:
• An image is divided in to 9 equal parts. Two horizontal and two vertical lines.
• 1 third of the grid is usually the ground/buildings.
• 2 thirds is usually the sky.
• Somewhere on cross section- important elements are placed.
2 thirds- sky
1 third- buildings
24. Part D: Composition
• Shallow Focus:
• One image is focused on whilst the other is blurred.
• Emphasizes one part of the image over the other.
This is the
main focus of
the image.
This area is
blurred allowing
the focus to be
brought to the
flower.
25. Part D: Composition
• Deep Focus:
• The entire image is in focus.
• Includes foreground, mid-ground and background.
All the grounds are in
deep focus- detail in the
shot
26. Part D: Composition
• Focus Pulls:
• Adjusts the focus from one subject to another.
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