Monday 22 September 2014

Camera shots

Close up
Close-up shots now bring the camera in close to the subject as we now focus squarely on the subject of interest. For example, if an actor is talking the close-up shot would show the actors head and face. We are no longer showing pieces of the environment or even the rest of the actor's body.The subject of interest is the talking actor and so we focus on the actors head and face.

 Over the shoulder 
The shoulder shot is the angle the camera gets of somebody's shoulder in the lower corner of the screen while we (the audience) can see the rest of the scene take place. It is usually done when two people are talking. To view one person speaking, directors or dp's (director of photography) usually choose an over the shoulder camera shot to get the audience to get a feel of actually being there in the scene with the characters. It's very effective and used often in films.

Long shot
A long shot is essentially the same as a wide shot. When referring to a person, a long shot means they take up almost the full frame height. In other situations it means a wide shot of the whole scene, placing the subjects in their environment. head and toe visible, shows plenty of background and fits in plenty of action.

Extreme Close-Up Shot

These shots now take the camera even closer to the subject and we are now focussing on a particular feature or detail of interest such as an actor's eyes, a hand, a door knob turning, the pressing of a specific key on a computer keyboard, etc.



Close up
this camera shot allows the audience to view he characters face and their emotions.
In this photo the character is scared. Close-up shots now bring the camera in close to the subject as we now focus squarely on the subject of interest. For example, if an actor is talking the close-up shot would show the actors head and face. We are no longer showing pieces of the environment or even the rest of the actor's body.The subject of interest is the talking actor and so we focus on the actors head and face.




Shoulder shot
his shot is also similar to a medium shot. At this shot the victim is going to be attacked since the camera is only projected at him and there is no one behind him which already informs the audience of what is going to happen. The shoulder shot is the angle the camera gets of somebody's shoulder in the lower corner of the screen while we (the audience) can see the rest of the scene take place. It is usually done when two people are talking. To view one person speaking, directors or dp's (director of photography) usually choose an over the shoulder camera shot to get the audience to get a feel of actually being there in the scene with the characters. It's very effective and used often in films.

Long shot
long shot is essentially the same as a wide shot. When referring to a person, a long shot means they take up almost the full frame height. In other situations it means a wide shot of the whole scene, placing the subjects in their environment.
In this photo you can capture the scene of where the film is going to be produced or where the scenario takes place.

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