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Camera Angles. By Rosie Dunning. Establishing Shot. A n establishing shot sets the scene and what sort of genre it is. Can be taken up to ½ a mile away, is of a landscape not of people. Long Shot.
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Camera Angles By Rosie Dunning
Establishing Shot An establishing shot sets the scene and what sort of genre it is. Can be taken up to ½ a mile away, is of a landscape not of people.
Long Shot A long shot reveals the character and the character is usually in the establishing shot. It also sees what sort of costumes a character wears. It’s a full body shot so you can see exactly what the character looks like..
Medium Long Shot A medium long shot is good for moving action shot. Allows the audience to see character in context. Good for seeing character with other characters and see how two characters react to each other. Its from its from the waist up.
Medium Shot A medium shot focuses on dialog as setting has been established. Usually 3 or 4 people if there's more tends to be a long shot because it gets to confusing. You also learn more about the character.
Close Up Shot A close up shot shows very little background and focuses on the face of the character or a specific object. It also shows the characters emotion.
Extreme Close Up Shot A extreme close up shot is a shot that focuses on usually a part of the face of a the character like the eyes. It’s also a highly focused shot.
Birds Eye View A birds eye view is a directly over head view. Can put the audience in a god like position
High Angle Shot Other wise known as a tilt down angle. Makes the character appear weak so the audience feels more powerful.
Low Angle Shot Also known as a tilt up angle. Makes the character seem like someone we should be afraid of. The character appears strong and powerful
Canted angle Lack of control for character. the character shows lack of balance/ instability/ control, or the character is anxious.
Point of View Shot (POV) It creates empathy for the character. Puts the audience in the characters situation
Over The Shoulder Shot Gives more of one characters point of view. The camera sits on a characters shoulder and shows what the other character can see. Usually used on a conversation between 2 people.