23-44 Flashcards
(22 cards)
High angle
High angle
The opposite of the Low angle shot.
Tilt (Dutch)
In this type of shot, the camera is tilted to one side or the other and held on that angle. It creates a slightly unsettling feeling that things aren’t quite right. It makes you feel off balance as though you’re going to fall over. This shot was used extensively in the 1960’s television series, “Batman” any time we were in the villain’s lair.
Pan Shots
A Pan shot is when the camera physically moves within an environment to either show that a character or subject is moving, or the audience’s point of view is changing without the cut.
Horizontal Pan
The camera moves in a horizontal direction (parallel to the horizon line).
. Vertical Pan
The camera moves vertically (up or down).
Diagonal Pan
The camera is moving diagonally, both up or down and from one side to another
Non-linear
The camera just follows the subject wherever they go.
Tracks
if the character was walking, the camera would keep pace with them and keep them in field, essentially creating a panning background behind them.(we follow in their tracks)
. Truck in
In the old animation camera days, the camera physically moved closer to the artwork on the table creating the same visual effect.
truck out
This is the opposite of the Zoom in movement, where the camera appears to be moving away from the subject on screen.
Rotations
Is basically the same thing as a “Tilt” except in a rotation, you’re actually moving the camera from one angle to another to make it appear as though there is a spinning or rocking movement during the scene. The movement can be very subtle as in a couple of degrees of rotation or it could be a complete 360˚ turn
Rack Focus
This is an in-camera movement where the focus is on one subject while everything else is out of focus and then the focus changes to a different subject within the same scene.(think of Iraq and how it has depth just like this type of focus)
One shot
One character on screen.
Two shot
two charcahters on screen
3 shot
3 charachters on screen
Crowd shot
Any shot that has more than three characters can be termed as a crowd shot.
Over-the-shoulder
There are lots of different variations on this one. Basically, it’s something really big in the foreground and something smaller that we’re focussed on in the background. Usually the foreground character is so close to the camera that we only see a small portion of them and they’re usually used as a framing device like in the first example below:
Establishing Shot
An establishing shot is usually used at the very beginning of a sequence to show the audience where the next few scenes will be taking place. It’s usually a long shot that shows an environment that is stereotypically recognizable.
Point of view (Subjective)
This is a shot viewed through a character’s eyes. It’s what they actually see from their point of view. (same thing as regular pov)
Objective
The objective point of view is more of a hidden camera within the environment type-of-thing. The characters in the scenes are not aware that they are being photographed and do not look at the camera at any point in time. The objective shot tends to be a bit more impersonal and even voyeristic to a certain extent. Generally speaking, most movies are filmed from an objective point of view.
Voyeristic
Similar in tone to the objective shot, this is almost always from a high angle as though you are the “fly on the wall” looking in on something that you normally would not be able to see. It could also be from a lower angle where you’re peeking out from some hiding spot, like behind a couch or under a bed or inside
. Split Screen
Where the screen is divided up into smaller segments to allow the audience to see more than one thing at a time. The example shown here has the screen subdividing several times like in the opening titles of “The Brady Bunch” television show.
