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Fundamental Types of Shots

Visual Adjectives for Movies. Fundamental Types of Shots. All shots are visual adjectives for framing your subject and ideas. Set up each shot to create emphasis on something in the frame. Use these to create mood, feeling, convey an idea, highlight something.

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Fundamental Types of Shots

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  1. Visual Adjectives for Movies Fundamental Types of Shots

  2. All shots are visual adjectives for framing your subject and ideas Set up each shot to create emphasis on something in the frame. Use these to create mood, feeling, convey an idea, highlight something. • Include these shots when creating pre-production plans to help craft your idea.

  3. XCU • Extra Close Up • This shot shows: • Detail • Makes a point • Emotion • Highlights Subject

  4. CU • Close Up • This shot shows: • Emotion • Some detail • Importance on something • Emphasis is on Subject • Does not reveal all of Subject

  5. MS • Medium Shot • This shot shows: • Connection of Subject to setting • Reveals more of Subject • Emphasis is on Subject • Does not reveal all of Subject

  6. WS • Wide Shot • This shot shows: • Subject is fully revealed • Emphasis on Subject in setting • Good for action

  7. XWS • Extra Wide Shot • This shot shows: • Emphasis is on setting instead of Subject • Good for action • Good for Master Shot

  8. 2S • Two Subjects • This shot shows: • Emphasis on 2 Subjects • Connection/Interaction • Best used with Composition Techniques & combined with other types of shots

  9. 3S • Three Subjects • This shot shows: • Three Subjects in frame • Connection/Interaction • Best used with Composition Techniques & combined with other types of shots

  10. OTS • Over The Shoulder • This shot shows: • Subject connecting with something • (person, thing) • Emphasis is on Subject

  11. Shot Rules • Always use a variety of shots. • Select your shots like words for writing. Construct meaning by using the right shot to get your idea across to the viewer. • Avoid putting the same type of shot next to each other. Keep it interesting and mixed with purpose.

  12. 5 Camera Shot Rules • 1. Always use a tripod • 2. Use a variety of shots • 3. Use the best shot for what you want to emphasize in a scene. • 4. Avoid zooming while recording. Use a different type of shot instead. • 5. Always use Rule of Thirds and combine Composition Techniques in a shot.

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