Shot Types, Camera Movement and Sound

Question 1

Long shot

Answer 1

A long shot gives large amounts of detail
Used as an establishing shot
Setting the scene
Will at least show the whole body

Question 2

Extreme long shot

Answer 2

Sets scene

Distances audience

Question 3

Mid shot (medium shot)

Answer 3

Brings audience closer

Can usually see people from the waist up

Question 4

Close up

Answer 4

Can see all or parts of someone’s face(usually) or hands giving lots of detail on one focus
Shows more emotion as you bring the audience closer

Question 5

Canted shot

Answer 5

Camera is at an angle

Question 6

Tilting shot

Answer 6

The camera pans up or down

Question 7

Panning shot

Answer 7

The camera swivels/pivots on a single point

-keeps audience distant

Question 8

Tracking shot

Answer 8

The camera follows(parallel) alongside the movement

-draws the audience in

Question 9

High Angle shot

Answer 9

Makes things look smaller and insignificant

Question 10

Low angle shot

Answer 10

Makes things look bigger and powerful

Question 11

Shot -verse-shot

Answer 11

Alternating over the shoulder shots for conversation

cuts back and forth

Question 12

180 degree rule

Answer 12

Don’t cross or go behind actors after reviewing the view point

Question 13

On Screen Sound

Answer 13

Where we can see the sound being generated

Question 14

Off Screen sound

Answer 14

We can’t see the sound being generated because it’s not in shot - usually for a specific purpose!

Question 15

Parallel sound

Answer 15

Is appropriate to the visuals

Helps to set the scene and makes it realistic

Question 16

Contrapuntal sound

Answer 16

Doesn’t suit the nature of the visuals. It opposes them (e.g Jaws)

Question 17

Diegetic sound

Answer 17

Is generated in the diegetise… belongs in that world

Question 18

Non-Diegetic sound

Answer 18

Edited in later, usually music - adding tension, emotion…