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Screen Shot 2018-09-18 at 09.30.12Close up: a shot that focuses on an actor/actresses face usually to show emotion for example concentration so the audience get excited as they can see emotion in their face.

 

 

 

Screen Shot 2018-09-18 at 09.35.48Mise en scene: this shot is usually the first  in a scene which is used to display the setting, the scene takes place in. Gives the audience visual on the setting of the scene.

Screen Shot 2018-09-18 at 09.39.54High angle shot: a shot from above that looks down on the actors/ actresses which is used to depict the action. The darkness depicts that the shot was taken in a tunnel.

overshoulder shot

Over-shoulder shot: This shot as the name suggests is taken over a persons shoulder. The person in question is often blurred out as to focus on the action in front of the actor/ actress.

ground shot

Low angle close up: This shot usually focuses on a persons feet usually walking past the camera. This builds tension and drama towards the scene or sometimes helps emphasize the action of a scene by just focusing on the actors/actresses feet.

7247807-black-and-white-cat-in-garden In a film a long shot is a view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shapes. An extreme long shot is a view from an even greater distance

Definition: Long Shot

 

matt smithThe medium shot is a general, all-purpose shot. Medium shots are used for dialogue sequences, and they allow the viewer to pick up on the character’s movements and gestures.

Medium Shots | [digital] Directing – Types of Shots | Peachpit

 

tim curryA close-up is a type of shot that tightly frames a person or object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium and long shots.

Close-up – Wikipedia

 

RevenantExtreme Close Up gets right in and shows extreme detail. You would normally need a specific reason to get this close. It is too close to show general reactions or emotion except in very dramatic scenes.

ECU – Extreme Close Up Shot – Media College

 

 

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2Over the shoulder: an over the shoulder shot  is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person.

Over the shoulder shot – Wikipedia

 

 

las vegas birds eye Aerial/bird eye shot: A bird’s-eye view is an elevated view of an object from above, with an angle as though the viewer was a bird.

Bird’s eye view definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

 

 

joker high angle High angle: A high-angle shot is a cinematic technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle high-angle shots can make the subject seem vulnerable or powerless when applied with the correct feel, setting, and effects.

High Angle Shot: Creative Examples of Camera Movements & Angles

 

 

Avengers_Low_Angle  Low angle:  a low-angle shot, is a positioned low on the vertical axis, shot from a camera that is looking up. Sometimes, it is even directly below the character’s feet. The effect of the low-angle shot is that it makes the subject look strong and powerful.

Camera Angles Low-Angle: Make Your Subjects Look More Powerful!

 

 

Young green corn plants on farmland - extreme low angle shot - worm's-eye view Worm’s eye view: A worm’s-eye view is a view of an object from below, as though the observer were a worm. Worm’s eye view is the opposite of a bird’s eye view as instead of being high up looking down from above it is on the ground sometimes looking up.

Worm’s-eye view – IPFS

 

 

A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST Two shot: A two shot is a camera angle that show two people usually from the waist up though occasionally there is only one person in the foreground and the other person in the background.

The Two Shot: Examples of Camera Movements & Angles – StudioBinder

Two shot – Wikipedia

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