what are camera shots & angles? camera shots show what the director wants the audience to...
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What are camera shots & angles?
Camera shots show what the director wants the audience to see….and
‘how’ they see it
• Extreme long shot• Long shot
• Medium Long shot• Medium shot
• Medium close up• Close up
• Extreme close up
Extreme long shot
Long shot
Medium long shot
Medium shot
Medium close up
Close up
Extreme close up
Camera Angles
Low angle
High angle
Eye level
Wide angle
Canted angle
Overhead shot
Fish eye with lens flare
Camera movement
Pan – left to right/right to left Tracking – Dolly - Tilt – up or down Zoom – in or out Crane – Steadicam -
Panning
The camera is stationary and moves horizontally from left to right, or right to left.
Can follow a moving object or character, or establish the surroundings of a scene.
Tilting
The camera is stationary and tilts on a vertical plane – looking up or looking down.
Can ‘look’ a character or object from the base up or head down.
Dolly and Tracking shots
A dolly is a wheeled vehicle on tracks that has the camera secured to it.
It is used to move the camera around in a scene.
Also used to ‘track’ a character or object.
Crane or Boom shots
The camera is attached to the crane or boom and enables the director to produce dramatic footage.
Steadicam
• a steadicam allows the camera operator more freedom to move around and follow a character or action.
Collated by Alice McKenzie
Images sourced from numerous web sites through Google search engine.