Tuesday 27 September 2011

Uses of the Camera

Movements-

  • Pan left - Pivot - Pan Right
  • Crab Left (move left) - Crab Right (move right)
  • Track in (move forward) - Track Out (move backwards). Point to note, do track but don't zoom during filming.
  • Ped up (camera moves up) - Ped down (camera moves down)
  • Tilt
Angles-
  • Low angle- make people feel big and powerful
  • straight angle or eye-level
  • High angle- make people feel small and insecure
  • Canted or dutch tilt- angled camera
  • Worms eye- very low angle
  • Birds eye view- very high angle
Shots-
  • Proximity- close up shows emotion on faces
  • Extreme close up- part of face
  • Close up- head and shoulders
  • Mid shot- from waist upwards
  • 3/4 shot- from knee upwards
  • Medium long shot- below knee
  • Long shot- whole person
  • Extra/Extreme long shot- further shot (more of the image is in the view including the character
  • Two shot- two people in the shot (conversation)
  • Over the shoulder shot- a shot taken over the shoulder