Camera Shots

Question 1

1. What are the 7 camera shot types?

Answer 1

1. Extreme Close-up, Close-up, Medium Close-up, Mid-shot, medium long-shot, long-shot, extreme long-shot.

Question 2

1. What distance is an extreme close-up and a close-up shot at?
2. What details does an extreme-close up capture? (give an example).
   - What does this reveal? (2)
3. What part of the body does a close-up shot show?
   - What does this allow the actor to establish with the audience?

Answer 2

1. Intimate Distance.
2. Tiny details e.g. the eye.
   - Certain characteristics and emotions that may go unnoticed from afar.
3. Shoulders and above.
   - Strong emotional connection.

Question 3

1. Which 2 types of camera shots are at a ‘personal distance?’
   - A medium close-up captures ______ and above.
   - A mid-shot captures _____ and above.
2. What does a medium close-up allow the camera to register whilst retaining some background?
3. What does a mid-shot emphasise?
   - What does it give them both on the screen?

Answer 3

1. Medium close-up and a mid-shot.
   - Elbows and above.
   - Waist and above.
2. Actor’s emotions.
3. Both the actor and the surroundings.
   - Equal presence.

Question 4

1. Which 2 camera shots are at a Social Distance?
   - What parts of the body does a medium long-shot capture?
   - What parts of the body does a long-shot capture?
2. A medium long-shot highlights _________ while still showing the __________ on the screen.
   - What could this make audience feel like?
3. What does a long shot emphasise?

Answer 4

1. Medium long-shot & long-shot.
   - Knees and above.
   - Whole body fits frame.
2. Background, character.
   - They’re really there without being uncomfortably close to the action.
3. The place and location.

Question 5

1. What type of shot has a Public Distance?
   - What does this shot show? (2)
2. What could this show the character to be?

Answer 5

1. Extreme long-shot.
   - Whole body & large background.
2. Small, vulnerable or alone.