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