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Fundamentals of the Shot
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What is a Scene?
A combination of shots that shows the action that takes place in one location or setting
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What is a Shot?
A continuous view filmed from one perspective
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Shot Description
Camera framingCamera framing How close or far a subject is from the camera.
Camera anglesCamera angles Angling of the camera from which you view the
subject.
Camera movementCamera movement The movement of the camera forward, backward,
left, right, up, and down
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Camera Framing
Extreme long (wide) shot Long (wide) shot Medium shot Close-up shot Extreme close-up Two shot
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Extreme Long Shot
Establishes the location or setting Example: Western landscape
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Long Shot
Frames the entire height of a person, with the head near the top of the frame and the feet near the bottom
Shows the location, characters, and action
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Medium Shot
Frames an individual from either the waist up, or from the knees.
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Close-up Shot
Shows a character from the shoulders to the top of the head
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Camera Angles
High-angle shot Low-angle shot Eye-level shot Bird’s eye view Worm's eye view Canted shot Three-quarter shot Over-the-shoulder shot
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High-angle Shot
A camera placed higher than the subject (not directly overhead) and tilted downward
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Low-angle Shot
A camera placed lower than the subject and tilted upward
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Eye-level Shot
The camera is positioned at eye-level with a character.
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Bird’s Eye View
The camera is positioned directly overhead of the action
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Canted Shot
The camera is tilted so that the subject appears to be diagonal and off-balance.
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Three-quarter Shot
Positions the camera between a frontal angle and a profile shot.
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Over-the-shoulder Shot
Positions the camera over the shoulder of one character, revealing part of the backside of their head and shoulders, and focuses on the character facing the camera in the background
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Camera Movement
Pan Tilt Crane Dolly Track Zoom Static
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Pan Shot
• A fixed camera pivots on its axis turning from left to right for the purpose of following the action within a shot
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Tilt Shot
• A fixed camera that moves on it vertical axis, tilting up or down
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Crane Shot
• The camera is positioned on a crane. It can cover great distances and produce unusual camera angles.
• The most obvious uses are to view the actors from above or to move up and away from them. It is a common way of ending a movie.
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Dolly Shot
• The camera moves toward a subject (dolly-in) or away from a subject (dolly-out).
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Tracking Shot
• The camera tracks alongside of the object or person.
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Zoom Shot
• Camera stays stationary as the focal length of a lens zooms in or out.– Framing gets ‘tighter’ if the camera zooms in.– Framing gets ‘looser’ if the camera zooms out.
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Static Shot
The camera doesn't move, although the objects within the shot may be in motion.
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