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Published on Nov 19, 2015

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Camera shots, angles, movement & composition

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Aims

  • Introduce camera terminology
  • Understand why different shots are used
  • Explore the effects of angles, movement & composition
  • Use this knowledge in your own practical work
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Camera shots

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Wide angle/Establishing shot - Establishes a new location
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Long shot - Shows the whole length of the subject
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Mid shot - Cuts the subject off at waist level
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Mid close up - Cuts the subject off at chest level
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Close up - Shows a subject or character (face only)

Black Swan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVO6VGqfWwQ
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What effect does the use of close-ups have in this sequence?

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Extreme close up - the screen is filled with the subject/character (e.g. only eyes)
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Three shot - A shot with three characters
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Two shot - a shot with two characters
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Over the shoulder shot - A shot which is over the shoulder of one character showing the other character's reactions
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Over the shoulder - conversation

No Country For Old Men - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLCL6OYbSTw
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Point of View - Filmed from the view of one character, as if the audience were seeing the action through the character's eyes

DVD - The Diving Bell & The Butterfly Clip - Speech Therapy (10:40)

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What effect does this scene have on you?

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Low angle/Worm's eye view - Looking up from floor level, characters appear larger and more intimidating
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Worm's eye view
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High angle/Bird's eye view/Aerial shot - Looking down from a high point (ceiling level), characters below appear smaller and insignificant, signifying danger to the character

Psycho -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bieIiX5KLQ
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High angle, Bird's eye view
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High angle, Bird's eye view
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Dutch tilt - Camera is slanted on a sharp angle
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Dutch Tilt

Dutch tilt
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Tilt

Tilt - Camera is physically moved up and down on a pivot
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Pan

Pan - Camera is physically moved from side to side on a pivot
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Track

Track - Camera is physically moved towards or away from the subject
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Zoom

Zoom - The camera is static, but the lens of the camera moves in or out towards or away from the subject

Jaws - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW23RsUTb2Y

Vertigo effect - When the camera moves in the opposing direction to the zoom direction, at exactly the same speed
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Crash zoom

Crash zoom - Often used in Kung Fu or Martial arts cinema, an extremely quick zoom
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Handheld camera

The office - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRxGrattfYM
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What effect does the use of hand held camera have on the audience?

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Crane shots & Steadicam

Crane shot

Boogie Nights - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiXtFyZqvQQ

Stedicam - Garret Brown - Camera movement is isolated from the movement of the camera operator.

The Shining - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy7ztJ3NUMI
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Why choose Steadicam over handheld?

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Composition

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How the space is used on screen

How objects and actors are placed within the frame

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On and Off screen space

On and Off screen space - On screen (When action takes place on screen) Off screen (When action takes place off screen)

Psychoville - Series 1 Episode 4 (Ending - action takes place off screen)
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Depth of Field

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The area or areas of a shot which are in focus

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Large DOF - Deep Focus

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Small DOF - Shallow Focus

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Creating a storyboard

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Storyboarding

  • You will be given a genre
  • In pairs, you need to create a storyboard
  • You need to include descriptions of & reasons for...
  • The types of shots, angles, movement & composition
  • Make sure these suit your given genre
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