Camera Shots, Angles and Movement
Camera Shots, Angles and Movement
Camera Shots, Angles and Movement
ANGLES AND
MOVEMENT.
What is a shot?
A shot is a series of frames, that runs for an
uninterrupted period of time.
Film shots are an essential aspect of a movie where
angles, transitions and cuts are used to further
express emotion, ideas and movement.
In production, a shot is the moment that the camera
starts rolling until the moment it stops.
In film editing, a shot is the continuous footage or
sequence between two edits or cuts.
Camera Shot Categories
Extreme Long shot
Long shot
Wide Shot
Establishing shot
Mid / Medium Shot
Medium Close-up
Close up shot
Extreme Close Up
Birds eye view shot
Over the shoulder shot
Point of view shot
Two Shot
Extreme Long Shot
A wider frame value in which subjects in the frame
are small; a building, cityscape.
Long Shot
A shot which displays a full figure from top to tip
showing the entire object or human figure.
Wide Shot
Long shot as a "wide shot" because it often requires
the use of a wide-angle lens.
Establishing Shot
When a long shot is used to set up a location and its
participants in film and video, it is called a
establishing shot.
Mid / Medium Shot
A shot displaying the human figure / object in half.
Medium Close-up
A shot which displays the figure in a little close-up
form but the head and shoulders are very much in
the frame.
Close-up shot
It is a type of shot, which tightly frames a person or
an object. Close-ups display the most detail, but
they do not include the broader scene.
Extreme Close Up
The shot is so tight that only a detail of the subject,
such as someone's eyes, can be seen
Birds eye shot
A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object
from above, with a perspective as though the
observer were a bird.
Over the shoulder shot
An over the shoulder shot (also over shoulder, OS,
OTS, or third-person shot) is a shot of someone or
something taken from the perspective or camera
angle from the shoulder of another person.
Point of view shot
A point of view shot (also known as POV shot or a
subjective camera) shows what a character (the
subject) is looking at (represented through the
camera).
Two-Shot
A Two shot is a type of shot employed in the film
industry in which the frame encompasses a view of
two people (the subjects).
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Camera Angle
The camera angle marks the specific location at
which a camera is placed to take a shot.
A scene may be shot from several camera angles
simultaneously
Camera Angle Categories
High Angle shot
Low Angle shot
Eye-level camera angle
High Angle shot
A high angle shot is usually when the camera
angle is located above the eyeline.
Connotes inferiority.
Low Angle shot
A low-angle shot, is a shot from a camera
positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere
below the eyeline, looking up.
Connotes superiority.
Eye-level camera angle
It is a shot when the camera is positioned on the
same level as that of the character in the film.
Camera Movement Categories
Panning
Tilt
Zoom
Tracking / Dolly
Panning
Panning refers to the rotation in a horizontal plane
of a camera.
Tilt
Technique in which the camera is stationary and
rotates in a vertical plane
Zoom
A camera movement requiring a zoom lens ("zoom
in/out")
Tracking / Dolly
The camera is mounted to the dolly and the camera
assistant usually ride on the dolly to operate the
camera.
For smooth movement.
Pop quiz
What was the vertical movement of the camera
called?
…horizontal?