Assignment 3: CAM SAMCTayla Humphris 12N

Camera Shots

Establishing shot Wide shot Long shot Mid/Medium shot Close up shot Extreme close up shot POV (Point of view) Over the shoulder shot Two shot Overhead shot

Establishing shot

An establishing shot is usually the first shot of a new scene, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place in its setting.

Wide shot

A wide shot is similar to a panoramic photo.It allows audiences to se the whole scene and the content within it.

Long shot

The long shot involves the full length of a person or object.

Mid/Medium shot

Medium shots usually the characters waist up or waist down. The shot is mostly taken when there is talking involved.

Close up shot

A close up shot is a shot of a specific part e.g face.

Extreme close up

An extreme close up portrays extreme detail and its purpose is to give a dramatic effect.

POV (Point Of View)

The POV shot shows the perspective of the character. This is used to make the audience see it from a characters point of view.

Over the shoulder

This shot is taken from behind a characters shoulder. The back of the persons head often takes up most of the photo. The person facing the camera should not take up more than 1/3 of the frame. However this may vary depending on circumstances.

Two shot

Two shot generally shows a relation between two people or objects.

Overhead shot

The overhead shot is placed above the character (distance may vary) to show action and is much like a birds eye view.

CAM Angles

High Low Canted/Oblique

High Angle

This angle is taken above the character and portrays them to look smaller and vulnerable.

Low Angle

The camera is placed beneath the character to make the character or object look bigger than it actually is and to portray power and dominance.

Canted/Olique

CAM Movement

Pan Tilt Track Zoom Reverse Zoom Dolly

Pan

A pan movement pivots left to right horizontally. Like most camera movements it is placed on a tripod so that it is not shaky and unclear unless it is supposed to look like it.

Tilt

A tilt movement moves up and down vertically.