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The Shot: Camera Distance 1

The Shot: Camera Distance 1. Extreme Long Shot (ELS) Shows location Often used as an initial establishing shot in a sequence Long Shot (LS) Shows location/relationships Often used as an initial establishing shot in a sequence. The Godfather. The Shot: Camera Distance 2.

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The Shot: Camera Distance 1

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  1. The Shot: Camera Distance 1 • Extreme Long Shot (ELS) • Shows location • Often used as an initial establishing shot in a sequence • Long Shot (LS) • Shows location/relationships • Often used as an initial establishing shot in a sequence The Godfather

  2. The Shot: Camera Distance 2 • Medium Long Shot (MLS) • Shows location/ relationships • Often used as an initial establishing shot in a sequence • Medium Shot (MS) • Waist up • Focus on character(s) The Godfather

  3. The Shot: Camera Distance 3 • Medium Close Up (MCU) • Chest up • Focus on character(s) • Close Up (CU) • Head of person • Conveys character’s state of mind • Involves spectator The Godfather

  4. The Shot: Camera Distance 4 • Close Up (CU) • Can be of objects • Extreme Close Up (ECU) • Part of face • Often used at climax of dramatic scene The Godfather Psycho

  5. The Shot: Camera Angle 1 • Straight-on Angle • Connotes equilibrium (normality) and makes spectator feel comfortable • Canted Angle • Connotes disequilibrium (physical or mental) and produces sense of unease in spectator The Godfather Apocalypse Now

  6. The Shot: Camera Angle 2 • High Angle • Motivation can be point-of-view (POV) shot • Can connote lack of power • Can be used for style (top right) • Low Angle • Motivation can be POV shot • Can connote power (bottom right) The Godfather

  7. Pan: (panorama): camera swivels left or right on axis. Used for: Showing scene Following movement Show POV as head turns Guiding attention Tilt: camera swivels up or down. Used for: Showing scene on different levels Following movement Show POV as head moves up/down Establishing shot e.g. ext: tilt up high building/CUT/ int: room in building The Shot: Camera Movement: Pan & Tilt

  8. Track • Track (dolly): camera on wheels. Can track in/out, left/right, slow/fast.

  9. Pan, Tilt & Track The Godfather

  10. Zoom • zoom lens can create illusion of camera moving in/out; can zoom in/out • opening sequence of The Godfather uses computerised zoom out The Godfather

  11. Focus • Focus can be used expressively e.g. deep focus shot at end where Kay moves close to camera and out-of-focus whilst Michael is literally – and – metaphorically focused The Godfather

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