Sunday 11 September 2011

Shot Types

This is an extreme wide shot, the view is really far away from the subject that you cannot see the subject. This is mostly used to see the view or scenery. This shot is often used in an establishing shot at the beginning of a film or opening.






This is a wide shot, in which the subject takes up the frame and you can see the characters whole body.








This is a mid shot, in which you are shown the head and upper body of a character. This shot is appropriate when a character is speaking without too much emotion. This shot allows room for movement and hand gestures. Shows facial expressions and is filmed from the waist up.






This is a medium close up which is in-between a mid shot and a close up. This shot shows more of a character's face.








 This shot is a close up in which a certain feature takes up most of the frame. This shot is used for showing detail and emphasizes the emotional state of a character. Used to show facial expressions and invades personal space with a character and show's their feeling's. Don't cut under chin.





This shot is an extreme close up which shows extreme details and really emphasizes emotions, this is often used on a characters eyes. This shot is all about one character and gives the audience information about this one character.






This is a two-shot in which shows two characters and really emphasizes the relationship between both characters.








This is an over the shoulder shot which is framed behind the character who is looking at the other character. This is commonly used in conversations.







This is a point of view shot, which shows a view from one characters perspective.









This is a weather shot which shows the weather and is used to set the mood.

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