Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Camera angles and shots.

Establishing shot- A shot, often outside, that indicates where the action will take place.



Master shot- a shot that is used at the beginning or end of sections.






Close up- close in to a face/ item.   







Long shot- Hardest to define, but loosely, will involve seeing a person in full focus.





 Extreme long shot- usually outside, can be from up to a half a mile away.






                         Low angle shot- from below the actor or set.





High angle shot- taken from above.










Crane angle shot- using a crane or similar to create medium high angle.




Wide angle shot- showing a wider view of a scene.  








Aerial shot- using helicopters or planes to provide an extreme high angle shot.





Panning shot- the camera operator stays still and the camera moves to the following action, or often a moving object like a vehicle.





Tracking shot- where the camera operator moves alongside the action.

Framing shot- using a piece of set or scenery to frame a shot.




 Point of view shot - camera shot as if though the eyes of the protagonist or character.





Two shot- when two people are in the shot.


The 180 degree rule.

The 180 degree rule is used when two people are having 
a conversation.
This means that the camera stays on one side
of the conversation.
This makes it clear to the audience what is going on. If the 180 
degree rule is not used the audience can get very confused 
and it can becomes very unclear what is going on.