Camera Angles Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is an eye level shot?
The eye level shot is set up so that the camera is at the eye level of the
subject (not that of the camera operator). Eye level shots put the viewer
on an equal status with the subject.
What is a low angle shot?
The low angle shot, in contrast, looks up at the subject. This gives the
subject the appearance of strength or power.
What is a high angle shot?
The high angle shot looks down on the subject. As the words imply, it
puts the viewer in a superior position to the subject, or conversely, it
makes the subject appear weak or inferior.
What is an extreme close-up shot?
An Extreme Close-Up, sometimes called a “tight close-up,” might
perhaps frame only a part of a human face (an eye or the mouth), or
perhaps a hand or foot. Extreme Close-Ups can in fact frame anything
very small. This is a common shot found in video demonstrations of
intricate procedures (e.g. dissections, drawings, etc.)
What is a close-up shot
This camera shot, sometimes called a head shot,” usually frames an
object about the size of a human head usually not including shoulders.
What is a medium close-up shot
This camera shot indicates a space equivalent to a person’s head and
their shoulders.
What is a medium shot?
- This shot includes space which would frame a person’s head and
torso. This shot can also encompass two people standing next to each
other filmed from the waist up. Two people sitting at a desk, such as can
be seen in television newscasts, represents an example of a Medium shot.
What is a medium long shot?
A Medium Long Shot can frame one or two people standing up, that is, their entire body.
What is a long shot?
A Long Shot will be able to take in an entire room or large group of
people. When the camera pulls back at the end of a newscast to allow
you to see the entire set (cameras, desks, cables, lights, etc.) they are using a long shot.
What is a extreme long shot?
An extremely long shot might encompass a picture of an entire house or, in fact, anything large.
What is the Narrative Perspective?
The person telling the story (first person/third person/omniscient narrator).
What is a setting?
Where the action / story is set – setting can change
What is shifting in focus?
Moving our attention away
What is shifting in perspective?
Changes in points of view or what can be seen by different characters.
What is Exterior to
interior (or vice versa?
Moving from inside to outside – or from what is going on to a person’s thoughts
What us dialogue?
Speech. This can allow us to learn more about the characters who speak.
What is order of events?
Sequence of what happens in the text.
What is foreshadowing?
Hints to what might happen next
What is a flash back?
Looking at something which happened in the past.
What is a zoom in?
The writer narrows our focus on something to draw our attention to it.
What is cyclical structure?
The text mentions something from the beginning of the text again at the end.
