Camera shots and angles Flashcards
1
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Extreme long shot or establishing shot
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- normally shot outside
- establishes location
contains little details and sets scene - usually wide shot
2
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Long shot
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shows us and clearly features main character/s
3
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Medium Long shot
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- focuses on main part of characters
- cuts off at knees or sat down
4
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Medium shot
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- figures head to waiste
- focuses on action
- used for dialogue scenes
- two figures in a shot shows the intimacy
5
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Medium close up
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- direct viewers attention on one character
- focuses on head to shoulders
- used to deliver powerful dialogue
6
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Close up
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- focuses attention on object or person
- intimate shot, shows emotion
- focuses on face or detail
- very little background
7
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Extreme close up
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- eyebrows to mouth
- shows intense emotion
- no background
- focus on detail or object
8
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Wide shot
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- shows whole object or person
- shows a lot of background
9
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Two shot
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two characters not necessarily side by side but clearly both central characters in scene
10
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Low angle shot
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- below the eye line, looking up
- makes them seem powerful and dominant
- create sense of fear or confusion
background is sky or ceiling
11
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High angle shot
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- above the eye line
- makes figure or object seem vulnerable, powerless
12
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bird’s eye view
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- directly overhead
- makes people seem insignificant
13
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Canter angles (Dutch angle)
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- tilted camera
- suggest world off balance
- reflects character’s instability
14
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Aerial shot
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- used at beginning to establish location
- show impressive views
15
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Point of view (subjective shot)
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- camera trade place with a character (someone’s eyes)
- captures what subjects sees
