Monday, September 29, 2014

camera angles

establishing shot: a usually long shot in film or video used at the beginning of a sequence to establish an overview of the scene that follows

variety 





long shot: The camera is a considerable distance from the subject(s) being filmed.  The whole human figure from head to feet is included in the frame, with the surrounding environment very visible.


informal balance







medium shot: A human subject in MS is generally shown from the waist up; background begins to be visible and potentially important, and two-shots are possible.


repetition of vertical lines
(:9)






eye level shot: The camera is located at normal eye level (five to six feet from ground level) in relation to the subject.  Unless otherwise noted in the script, the camera will automatically be set up at eye level.  When analyzing a scene, eye-level shots do not need to be indicated as such; the reader will assume that this is the position of the camera, unless otherwise indicated.


leading lines








close up shot: The camera is close to the subject, so that when the image is projected most of the screen shows a face and its expression, or some relatively small part of a larger whole.


horizontal lines








birds eye shot: the camera is placed directly over the subject.



(:13) formal balance










worm's eye view: view of an object from below, as though the observer were a worm




(:56) scale











extreme close up: A minutely detailed view of an object or a person. An extreme close-up of an actor generally includes only his eyes, or his mouth.


movement












reaction shot: A cut to a shot of a character's reaction to the contents of the preceding shot.



(:47) variety










point of view shot: Any shot which is taken from the vantage point of a character in the film. Also known as the first person camera.



repetition of horizontal lines









over the shoulder shot: A medium shot, useful in dialogue scenes, in which one actor is photographed head-on from over the shoulder of another actor.



(:14) horizontal lines

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