Camerawork Shot types, angle and movement

Framing• Long shot- when the camera takes a shot of the entire object

or human• Extreme long shot- the same as long shot but the background

is included as well• mid/medium shot- a shot of the head up to the waist • Close up- a shot of just the top of the shoulders and the head• Extreme close up- gets right in and shows extreme detail e.g.

Eyes • Medium close up- a shot in-between a mid shot and a close up• One/two/three shot- a shot depending on the number of

people in it e.g. Two shot= a shot with 2 people in it

Task 1

Match the picture to the shot name:

1)Long shot

2)Close up

3)Extreme long shot

4)Medium close up

5)One/two/three shots

6)Extreme long shot

7)Medium shot

Angles• Eye level- the camera is positioned as though a human is

actually observing a scene

• Low angle-a shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis

• High angle-usually when the camera angle is positioned above the eye line- when a camera is taking a shot on an angle or tilt

• Birds eye view/ Ariel shot-a shot looking down on the scene

Task 2

Match the picture to the shot name:

• Low angle

• Canted

• Eye level

• High angle

• Birds eye view/ Ariel shot

movement• Pan-This is a swivelling movement, i.e. mounted in a fixed

location on a tripod or shoulder• Tilt- This is a really simple shot because the only thing is, is

that the camera is tilted when the shot is taken• Pedestal- the camera just moves up and down while it is

placed on a stand called a pedestal• Tracking shot- this is when the camera is moving in time with

the shot (mainly used for running scenes)• Dolly- a shot which moves and is places on a dolly stand• Crab- this shot is exactly like a crab it just moves sideways• Arc- this is when the shot moves forward and sideways

Other shots

POV- point of view shotOver the shoulders shot- this is when the camera is

placed as though you are the other personReaction shot- shots which show the reactionCutaway- (Extra shot) used to establish the scene and

cuts from the main actionHand held- this is when you use a handheld camera