Camera Angles

Extreme Wide Shot
An establishing shot.
Very Wide Shot

The subject is visible, but the emphasis is still on placing her in her environment. Think about what a shot like this may convey to the audience
Wide Shot
The subject takes up the full frame. Used to show most of the action. When do you think this maybe most effective.
Mid Shot
Shows some part of the subject in more detail whilst still giving an Impression of the whole subject.
Medium Close Up
Half way between a MS and a CU. What sort of Genre would favour this type of shot
Close Up
A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame. Why would you want to use this particular shot ?
Extreme close up
shows extreme detail. What can you tell from this type of shot
Macro Shots When do you expect to see this shot ?
Over the Shoulder What effect does this type of shot create
Eye-Level What are the Connotations ?
High Angle Connotations ?
Low Angle Connotations ?
Bird's Eye
Slanted - Dutch tilt
internal frame
Internal Frame
A long take
Is an uninterrupted shot in a film which lasts much longer than the conventional editing pace either of the film itself or of films in general, usually lasting several minutes. Watch this clip from Goodfellas And think about why the director chose to do this scene without edits. What does this shot tell us about the character ?
A sequence shot
involves both a long take and sophisticated camera movement; The use of the sequence shot allows for realistic and dramatically significant background and middle ground activity. Actors range about the set transacting their business while the camera shifts focus from one plane of depth to another and back again. Significant off-frame action is often followed with a moving camera, characteristically through a series of pans within a single continuous shot.
Establishing shot
An establishing shot sets up, or "establishes", a scene's setting and/or its participants. Typically it is a shot at the beginning (or, occasionally, end) of a scene indicating where, and sometimes when, the remainder of the scene takes place.
Follow shot
Follow shot is a specific camera shot in which the subject being filmed is seemingly pursued by the camera. The follow shot can be achieved through tracking devices, panning, the use of a crane, and zoom lenses resulting in different qualitative images but, nevertheless, recording a subject (actor) in motion.
Movie cameras pan by turning horizontally on a vertical axis, but the effect may be enhanced by adding other techniques, such as rails to move the whole camera platform.
Slow panning is also combined with zooming in or out on a single subject, leaving the subject in the same Portion of the frame, to emphasize or de-emphasize the subject respectively.
Tracking shot
A tracking shot also known as a dolly shot is a segment in which the camera is mounted on a Wheeled platform that is pushed on rails while the picture is being taken. You can dolly in on a stationary subject for emphasis, or dolly out, or dolly beside a moving subject an action known as "dollying with"
point of view shot

Also known as POV shot Is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at represented through the camera It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction. A POV shot need not be the strict point-of-view of an actual single character in a film. Sometimes the point-of-view shot is taken over the shoulder of the character (third person), who remains visible on the screen.
Shot reverse shot A film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking "back" at the first character.
Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.
Shot reverse shot is a feature of the "classical" Hollywood style of continuity editing, which deemphasizes transitions between shots such that the audience perceives one continuous action that develops linearly, chronologically, and logically. usually linked through the equally eyeline matches
Mainstream Hollywood style Normally begins with a shot of both speakers Establishing 2 shot Then moves to a montage of one shots as each of the actors speaks and listens
These are often over the shoulder shots, this suggests the speakers point of view
The shot of the first actor from approx the 2nd actors point of view is termed reverse-angle-shot. This is an omniscient style. It allows us to see everything from the ideal perspective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1japIhKU9I
Secondary research
http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/htmfiles/editing.htm

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Extreme Wide Shot

Very Wide Shot

Macro Shots When do you expect to see this shot ?

Eye-Level What are the Connotations ?

High Angle Connotations ?

Low Angle Connotations ?

Slanted - Dutch tilt

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