Camera Angles/Movement/shots

By : Xain khan

Extreme long shot • Extreme long shot’s are used mainly to set the

scene of the movie you are trying to create.

Extreme long shot

Extreme close-up• The extreme close-up shot magnifies beyond

what the eye would imagine in reality

Extreme close-up

Extreme close-up

Bird’s-eye view• A bird’s-eye view shows a scene from

overhead.

High angle • This angle is similar tot the bird’s eye view but

not as high up.

High angle

High angle

Low angle • Low angle are mainly used to give an effect of

how small you are to the world.

Low angle

Low angle

Low angle

Eye level

• The eye-level shot is placed in the level with a character’s face as if the audience is watching in the level with the focus

Close up

Close up

Close up

Oblique/canted angle • An oblique/canted Angle can be sometimes

titled which is used in many popular horror movies.

Zoom lenses

• A zoom lense is use to change the magnification of an image by either using a close-up shot.

Aerial shot • Aerial shots are usually taken from a

helicopter and its similar to a ‘Crane Shot’

Aerial shot

Medium shot • A shot is usually used for dialogue scene, only

showing the human from the waist and upward.

Medium shot

Medium shot