shot types
extreme wide/long shot
- used as an establishing shot to show the setting of a film/tv show.
- emphasis on location.
wide/long shot
- used to show a character’s whole body.
- emphasis on location and subject.
mid shot
- used to show a character from the waist up
- emphasis on subject.
close-up
- used to reveal character’s facial expressions.
- emphasis on character’s face / subject in slightly more detail
extreme close-up
- used to show emotions and character’s eyes.
- emphasis on drawing attention and adding importance to something. perhaps to show a subject in major detail.
point of view/POV
- puts the audience in the shoes of a subject (usually character)
- emphasis on audience empathising with the character.
two shot
- has 2 people in it (usually side by side)
- emphasis on a conversation.
over the shoulder
- camera is over a character’s shoulder.
- emphasis on character’s reaction to something that’s been said.
high angle
- used to make someone look physically small or intimidated.
- emphasis on dramatic effect and portraying character’s emotions to the audience.
low angle shot
- used to make a subject look intimidating or superior.
- emphasis on a character’s position in a story – it is used to make a hero look bold or a villain look evil.
bird’s eye view
- used to show an entire place. extreme high angle shot.
- used as an establishing shot
group task: cinematography.
high angle shot.
low angle shot.
long shot.
close up.
extreme close up
over the shoulder.