Types of camera Shot

Question 1

High angle

Answer 1

The camera is high up, pointing down at the subject, to make it look small, vulnerable, insignificant.

Question 2

Low angle

Answer 2

The camera down low, pointing up at the subject to make it look bigger, threatening, larger than life.

Question 3

Overhead shot

Answer 3

Camera is directly above the subject and the shot is taken directly looking down.

Question 4

Wide shot

Answer 4

As the word suggests, a wide-angle view of a scene

Question 5

Long shot

Answer 5

View from afar: whole of persons body can be seen.

Question 6

Mid shot

Answer 6

Show a subject from the middle, waist up, there is less background and figures in the frame. This too can be called a two shot, three shot ect depending on the number of figures. Often shows relationships between two people.

Question 7

Medium shot

Answer 7

Normally a head and shoulders shot

Question 8

Close up

Answer 8

Zoomed right in on something eg face

Question 9

Extreme closeup

Answer 9

Closer still, to focus on something important

Question 10

Pathetic fallacy

Answer 10

When the mood of a scene is reflected by the weather? I.e dark clouds or rain present in a scene involving sorrow

Question 11

Amplification

Answer 11

Sounds that are usually quiet that are increased in volume to emphasise how quiet everything else is, or how important the thing making noise is.

Question 12

Colour (symbolism)

Answer 12

Each colour suggests certain ideas.

Question 13

Costume

Answer 13

Clothes and costumes work by the characters

Question 14

Dialogue

Answer 14

The words that characters say

Question 15

Diegetic sound

Answer 15

Sound which comes from within a shot/scene e.g a radio

Question 16

Establishing shot

Answer 16

Shit to establish the setting and a time period usually used at the beginning of a film or scene and is often a wide shot

Question 17

Extreme long shot

Answer 17

When there is a lot of space above and/ or below a character. Their whole body can be seen, plus a lot of the background.

Question 18

Flashback

Answer 18

When the action of the movie refers to a period before the time of that scene.

Question 19

Juxtaposed

Answer 19

The contrast of two things to highlight difference.

Question 20

Non diegetic sound

Answer 20

Sound which comes from outside the shit/scene e.g soundtrack.

Question 21

Point of view

Answer 21

A shot which is seen from the point of view of one of the characters e.g looking down the scope of a gun.

Question 22

Symbolic props

Answer 22

An image or concrete object that is used to represent an abstract idea for example the crucifix is used to represent Christianity.

Question 23

Props

Answer 23

Are anything in the film that is an object used by the characters or uses to help create the mood or setting in the film e.g weapons, police badges ect

Question 24

Shallow focus

Answer 24

The background is blurry. The foreground (what is right in front) is in focus. This is what the director wants the audience to focus on.

Question 25

Tracking shot

Answer 25

A camer shot that tracks or follows the subject in the frame