Camera Work / Framing

Question 1

What is a extreme close-up

Answer 1

• Magnifies detail, conveys mystery or tension or adds emotional charge
• e.g. zooming in on an eye

Question 2

What is a close up

Answer 2

• Sows facial expression and emotional response, or important prop detail

Question 3

What is a medium close-up

Answer 3

• shows body language of head and shoulders of actor during dialogue

Question 4

What is a medium long shot

Answer 4

• shows more of the body to indicate gestures, body language an details of physical appearance

Question 5

What is a long shot

Answer 5

• Gives overview of scene, provides context for subject and details the character might not see from there view point

Question 6

What is a extreme long shot

Answer 6

• Wide view of scene in which subject is hardly visible, gives sense of scale or is an establishing shot of scene to come

Question 7

What is a birds eye view

Answer 7

• A shot from high above looking down, subjects look small and insignificant
• can also be used as an establishing shot or used to film sports or documentaries as all the action is contained in a single view

Question 8

what is an overhead shot

Answer 8

• Camera may not be very high but angle is directly overhead
• shows several characters and objects at once, so the viewers can see what the characters cant

Question 9

What is an eye level shot

Answer 9

• The most common angle, camera is positioned as if it is a person observing a scene
• appears natural or hightens reality

Question 10

What is a canted angle/Dutch tilt

Answer 10

• Camera angle is slanted to one side to portray unease, disorientation, action, drunkenness, illness or madness

Question 11

What is a low angle shot

Answer 11

• Camera is low down, for example on the floor, and angled upwards to the subjects.
• Establishes the power, superiority or dominance of the character and can make them a symbol of authority and respect

Question 12

What is an over the shoulder shot

Answer 12

• Used to show two characters talking. Provides extra information through body language and distance. Draws audience into the convo

Question 13

What is a POV shot

Answer 13

-Camera puts the viewer in the position of a character so we empathise with them
- builds tension and heightens emotion
- In an associated POV, the camera moves with the character, as if it is n their shoulder or in their eyes

Question 14

What is a high angle shot

Answer 14

• Camera is usually above head height and angled downwards on the subject.
• Character looks vulnerable or weak
• Audience may identify with the underdog

Question 15

What is the rule of thirds

Answer 15

• An image that can be divided into 9 equal parts using a grid
• framing a shot like this can create more tension than centring a subject

Question 16

What is depth of field

Answer 16

• focal length; the area in focus within the frame

Question 17

What is deep focus

Answer 17

• The foreground, middle ground and background of the frame are in sharp focus, giving a layered quality and allowing more detail to be shown

Question 18

What is shallow focus

Answer 18

• a narrow depth of field usually means that only on plane of the frame (usually the foreground) remains sharp, typically in a close-up