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Camera shots & angles. 6 Basic Camera Shots:. Extreme long shot:. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000. Known as an establishing shot , and is done at the beginning of a scene to provide the viewer with the context of the subsequent closer shots.
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Camera shots & angles Camera Shots & AnglesBy Kent Millard amended by Jesse Thompson
6 Basic Camera Shots: Extreme long shot: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 • Known as an establishing shot, and is done at the beginning of a scene to • provide the viewer with the context of the subsequent closer shots. • Most times is an exterior shot that shows much of the locale such as • architecture and local nature. • Provides a spatial frame of reference for closer shots. • Necessary to give the viewer a sene of location, time and space • Long shot sequence • http://www.thoughtequity.com/video/shell/txp/establishing-shots-show- • reel.do?title=Establishing%20Shots%20Show%20Reel Camera Shots & Anglesamended from Kent Millard by Jesse Thompson
6 Basic Camera Shots: Long shot: Kill Bill (Vol.1) 2003 • Usually, long-shot ranges correspond approximately to the distance between • the audience and the stage in live theater. • Can also serve as an establishing shot. • Gives a sense of context and scenery Camera Shots & Angles By Kent Millard amended by Jesse Thompson
6 Basic Camera Shots: Full shot: Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! 1965 • A type of long shot that includes the human body in full, with the head near the top of the frame and the feet near the bottom • Useful for establishing size relationships between characters/objects Camera Shots & AnglesKent Millard
6 Basic Camera Shots: Medium shot: Bridget Jones’s Diary 2001 • A relatively close shot, revealing the human figure from the knees or waist up. • A functional shot that is used for carrying movement and for dialogue. • Variations include the two-shot, containing two-figures from the waist up; the three-shot, containing three-figures; and the over-the-shoulder shot containing two figures, one with part of his or her back to the camera while the other faces the camera. Camera Shots & AnglesKent Millard amended by Jesse Thompson
6 Basic Camera Shots: Close-up: The Incredibles 2004 • A detailed view of a person or object. A close-up of an actor usually includes only his or her head. • Shows very little if any locale and concentrates on a relatively small object - the human face, for example. • Because it magnifies the size of an object, the close-up tends to elevate the importance of things, often suggesting a symbolic significance. Camera Shots & AnglesKent Millard amended by Jesse Thompson
6 Basic Camera Shots: Extreme close-up: Psycho 1960 • A variation of the close-up shot. • A minutely detailed view of an object or person. • Instead of a face, the extreme close-up might show only a person’s eyes or • mouth. Camera Shots & AnglesKent Millard amended by Jesse Thompson
5 Basic Camera Angles: Bird’s-eye view: Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance 1983 • A shot in which the camera photographs a scene from directly overhead. • Since we seldom see things from this angle, filmmakers tend to avoid it because it can be disorienting. • This angle can be highly expressive: It permits us to hover above a scene. • Reducing the importance of figures and objects like cars and houses making • them seem antlike and insignificant. Camera Shots & AnglesKent Millard amended by Jesse Thompson
5 Basic Camera Angles: High-angle shot: North by Northwest 1959 • A shot in which the subject is photographed from above. • Not as extreme and disorienting as a bird’s-eye view. • Viewers get a general overview of an area. • Reduces the height of objects and usually includes the ground or floor as • background. • Movement (in a film) is slowed down. • The importance of setting or environment is increased • A person seems harmless and insignificant when shot from above Camera Shots & AnglesKent Millard
5 Basic Camera Angles: Eye-level shot: The House that Dripped Blood 1970 • The camera is placed approximately five to six feet from the ground, corresponding to the height of an observer on the scene. • Used by filmmakers who believe that angles are too manipulative. Can give a • more theatrical staged feeling • Eye-level shots permit the audience make up our own minds about what kind • of people are being presented. Camera Shots & AnglesKent Millard amended by Jesse Thompson
5 Basic Camera Angles: Low-angle shot: City of God 2002 • A shot in which the subject is drawn or photographed from below. • Increases height and suggests the superiority of the subject and the • inferiority of the viewer who is made to feel insecure and dominated. • Environment is usually minimized and often the sky or a ceiling is the only • background Camera Shots & AnglesKent Millard
5 Basic Camera Angles: Oblique angle: Shallow Grave 1994 • Drawn as if the shot was photographed by a tilted camera. • People look like they’re about to fall to one side. • Psychologically, oblique shots suggest tension, transition and impending • movement. Camera Shots & AnglesKent Millard amended by Jesse Thompson