Camera, Angles And Shots Flashcards
(21 cards)
Framing and lenght of a shot:
Establishing shot-
Usually outside a building showing very little detail
Long shot-
A full shot showing the entire human body
Medium shot-
Usually from the up normally used for dialogue scenes
Close-up shot-
This shows very little background and shows the entire human face
Extreme close-up-
Generally magnifying beyond what human eyes would experience
The angle of a shot:
Birds eye view-
This shows the scene directly overhead
High angle
Looking downwards, tends to make characters look small
Eye level
The camera is put as it is an actual human on the scene
Low angle
The camera is looking upwards this tends to make the character look powerful
Oblique angle
The camera is put on a tilted frame facing downwards
Point of view
When the camera becomes the eyes of a particular character
The movement of the camera
Pans Tilts Tracking shot Dolly shots Hand held shots Stedicam Crane shots Zoom lenses
Pans
The camera is placed on a stand often to follow a moving object
Tilts
A move,net which scans the scene vertically
Tracking shot
The camera is placed on a moving platform that is pushed on rails while the shot is being taken
Dolly shots
Is the movement of the camera towards an object
Hand held shots
The camera is held by hand
Stedicam
The camera is placed in a harness
Crane shots
The camera is attached to a crane or a harness
Zoom lenses
The camera zooms in on an object
Name the 3 camera angles and shots
1) The framing or the lenght of a shot
2) the angle of a shot
3) the movement of the camera
