Media Language - Use of the camera

Basic camera shots

Extreme long shot - a view of a shot which is from a considerable distance, so that people appear in indistinctive shapes. We often say this is an establishing shot.

Long shot- a shot of a person from head to toe. Typically, shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.  

 Mid shot- a shot of someone from the waist

upwards 

Close up- a shot of a person shoulders upwards

   


  Extreme close- a shot of a persons facial features only

 Two shot- this is a shot of two people in a frame

 Point of view- a shot of someones point of view

Basic camera movements

Tracking shot- the director stands still while the camera moves in and out


Sideways tracking-  a person is moving and the camera is tracking the movements sideways


Tilt shot- camera is tilted up and down to get a shot of an object which could be high or low

Zoom shot-

Arc shot- camera moves around the person
Crane shot- camera gradually increases in height and shows a wider angle of scene

Panning shot- panoramic shot to show everyone in the shot

Basic camera angles

     Over the shoulder- an over the shoulder shot is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person.
















       High angle- camera is at a high angle to make the person/ object seem smaller.


Low angle- the camera is at a low point to make the person/object seem bigger/taller