Camera Angles

1. Camera Angles By Raf

2. Establishing shot • An establishing shot in film and television sets up, or establishes the context for a scene • by showing the relationship between its important figures and objects. • It is generally a long- or extreme-long shot at the beginning of a scene indicating where, and sometimes when.

3. Long shot A long shot typically shows the entire object or human figure It is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.

4. Medium-long shot . A Medium Long shot usually shows most of a person, typically head to knees. This gives you the opportunity to show some of the environment.

5. Medium shot • In film, a medium shot is a camera shot from a medium distance. • A shot of the person from the knees up or the waist up is a close-up shot.

6. Close up • In film, television, still photography and the comic strip medium a close-up tightly frames a person or an object. • Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium shots and long shots

7. Extreme Close up • An extreme close up is when you take a shot from very close up and show extreme detail

8. Birds eye view • The scene is shown from directly above. This is a completely different and somewhat unnatural point of view which can be used for dramatic effect or for showing a different spatial perspective.

9. High angle shot • A high angle shot make the character look weak and the audience feel powerful. Like in the picture below.

10. Low angle shot • A low angle shot is making the character look big and powerful, also can be looking scary.

11. Canted Angle • Means that it is slightly is of balanced and you may be unsure about the way of the picture.

12. Point of view shot • Makes you feel like your the character and its from their view.

13. Over the shoulder shot • Makes you see the characters point of view when the looking at something or talking.