ISL Task 1 Camera shots and Angles

Camera shots and angles:

Extreme close up shot – this shot is used for extreme detail on the person/object. It gives the viewers a sense of reactions and emotions of the character.

Close up shot- this shot is used to show detail of an object so it makes small objects seem bigger on screen e.g. an insect. It also gives detail on the object/person so the audience is able to see facial expressions and parts of the close up clearly.

Medium shot – this shot is used to show the in-between of a closer and long shot. This gives the effect of a conversation as the camera is the right distance away from the speaker. This gives the effect of the audience talking to the person.

Long shot- this is used to show the entire view of the object/person and gives the audience an idea of whom/what it is. This is used to create an effect of the scale of the object.

Extreme long shot – this shot is used for extreme scale to show a long shot but for larger objects in a large scale scene such as buildings or bridges.

Point of view- this shot is used to show the characters perspective to give the audience an idea of who the character is and what is going on in the shots.

Overhead shot – this shot is used to show a bird’s eye view of the person. This can give the impression of power over the character as the viewer is much taller and ‘looks down’ onto the character.

Low angled shot- this is taken from a low perspective looking up at the character. This shows power/authority of the character over the viewer. It also makes the character seem more dominant and stronger.

Canned shot- this is where the shot is taken at an angle. It is used to confuse and make the audience unbalanced. It can show craziness and mental issues of the character.

Balanced shot – this shot is used to show the balancing/symmetry of characters. This shows both characters are equally important and no one is overpowering another character.

Framing:

Rule of three- This composition is used to mentally divide your viewfinder into thirds horizontally and vertically. This Places your primary point of interest on the intersection of two lines and puts the object where the viewer can easily see it.

Framing- this is how the picture is positioned in the shot. It also shows certain parts/angles of the shots to give a sense of mystery as there might be more of the shot but hidden behind the frames.

Simplicity- this is too remove anything in the background simplifying the shot so the audience’s main focus is on the certain object.