ASSIGNMENT 4:CAMERA SHOTS, CAMERA ANGLES, CAMERA MOVEMENT AND

COMPOSITION

Target Level: Yellow

By : Abigail Menzies

PART A: CAMERA SHOTS Establishing shot Wide shot Long shot Mid/medium shot Close up shot Extreme close up shot POV(point of view) Over the shoulder shot Two shot Overhead shot

ESTABLISHING SHOT This camera shot can be taken from a range of

distances and shows the whole setting of a scene. Establishing shots are used to establish the setting

of a scene and to give the audience information about where the scene set.

WIDE SHOT This camera shot is taken with the camera

positioned a certain way to show the whole scene setting

Wide shot are used to show everyone in a room and to give a gives the viewers a large variety of information

LONG SHOT This camera shot refers to how the camera is

positioned to show the entire object or human figure Long shots are used to show focus on the main

object or human.

MID/MEDIUM SHOT This camera shot is taken from medium distance

and shows either the torso and head of the character or the torso and legs of the character.

Mid/medium shots are used to show the facial expressions of the character (when its of the character's torso and upwards)

CLOSE UP SHOT This camera shot is taken zoomed in to show the a

particular aspect of object or character e.g. the face Close ups are used to display the most detail as the

background is not viewable.

EXTREME CLOSE UP This show even more detail than a close up, this

camera shot shows extreme detail Extreme close ups are used to give the audience

more information and detail about the character or object

POINT OF VIEW This camera shot is taken from the character's

perspective or is reserved to show the character's reaction.

Point of view is used to show what the character is looking at.

OVER THE SHOULDER VIEW This camera shot is taken from the angle from the

shoulder of the character. Over the shoulder view is used to show that the

character’s face that is visible is the dominant character in the scene.

TWO SHOT This shot shows the view of two people interacting

with another. Two shot is used to show the relationship between

the two characters and to show the emotional reaction between the two characters.

OVERHEAD SHOT This shot is taken from above the character or object Overhead shot is used to show the whole scene

setting depending on the distance the shot is taken. This shot is also used to show the full action in the scene

PART B:CAMERA ANGLES High Low Canted

HIGH ANGLE This term refers to how the angle is taken from a

higher place and looks down on the character or object to make them seem smaller.

High angle is used to highlight the character or object’s vulnerability and powerlessness

LOW ANGLE This term refers to how the angle is taken from a

lower place and looks up the character or object. Low angle is used to make the character or object

seem much more bigger than it is and more dominant.

CANTED ANGLE This camera angle makes the camera shot seem

tilted. Canted angle is used to disorientate the audience.

PART C:CAMERA MOVEMENT Pan Tilt Track Zoom/Reverse Zoom Dolly

PAN This term refers to how the camera moves from

either left to right or right to left Pan is used to show the viewer the full scene setting

Moves from left to right

TILT This term refers to how the camera moves from

either top to bottom or bottom to top. Tilt is used to give the viewer more information

about the setting of the scene and to show the full outfit of the character.

Camera moves from top to bottom

TRACK This term refers to how the camera moves from side

to side without pivoting to follow an object or character

Camera moves side to side without pivoting

ZOOM Zoom refers to when the camera feature zoom goes

in towards an object or character to show more detail

Zoom is used to show the viewer more detail of the object or character

REVERSE ZOOM Reverse zoom is the opposite of zoom, this term

refers to when the camera feature zoom moves away from the object or character.

Reverse zoom is used to show the surrounding of the object or character.

DOLLY This term refers to how the camera moves in and

out but still stays steady.

Camera zooms in and out while staying steady

COMPOSITION Balance

-Symmetry

-Asymmetry Rules of third Depth of Field

-Shallow focus

-Deep focus

BALANCE This term refers to how objects and subjects are

placed in a frame to show balance

SYMMETRY This term refers when the shot is balanced on both

sides. Symmetry is used to show order and organization.

ASYMMETRY The term refers to when the shot is unbalanced on

both sides. Asymmetry is used to show disorder or a variety of

objects and characters.

RULES OF THIRD This term refers the process of composing visual

images such as paintings. The rules of thirds states that an image should be imagined divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical lines and the important element of the image should be situated at the intersection of these lines

DEPTH OF FIELD This term refers to the distance which is in focus. Depth of field is used to emphasizing the subject

while de-emphasizing the foreground and background

SHALLOW FOCUS Shallow focus is used to emphasize on one part a

image over another.

DEEP FOCUS This term is the opposite if shallow focus as the

foreground, middle ground and background is in focus, so the entire image is clear