Camera Shots

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This guide will teach you what to do and what not to do with your equipment. It will also teach you what camera shots, camera angles, camera movements, camera rules are and how to use them in your scenes. Extreme Long Shot This shot is used to show the audience the location of the film. Extreme long shot distance is 1mile away and onwards. Long Shot A long shot is considered when you can see the actor/actress from the top to bottom and a lot of the background. Medium Shot A medium shot is considered when you can see the top of your actor/actress to he or she’s waist, also the background is shown to give the audience an idea of the scenery. Close Up Shot This shot is used to emphasize on the actor/actress but also to show a little bit of background for the audience. Extreme Close Up This shot is used to only emphasize on the actor/actress face (part of face or body)

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Camera shots, angles, movements

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This  guide  will  teach  you  what  to  do  and  what  not  to  do  with  your  equipment.    It  will  also  teach  you  what  camera  shots,  camera  angles,  camera  movements,  camera  rules  are  and  how  to  use  them  in  your  scenes.

Extreme  Long  Shot  This  shot  is  used  to  show  the  audience  the  location  of  the  film.  Extreme  long  shot  distance  is  1mile  away  and  onwards.  

 Long  Shot  A  long  shot  is  considered  when  you  can  see  the  actor/actress  from  the  top  to  bottom  and  a  lot  of  the  background.  

 

Medium  Shot  A  medium  shot  is  considered  when  you  can  see  the  top  of  your  actor/actress  to  he  or  she’s  waist,  also  the  background  is  shown  to  give  the  audience  an  idea  of  the  scenery.  

 

Close  Up  Shot  This  shot  is  used  to  emphasize  on  the  actor/actress  but  also  to  show  a  little  bit  of  background  for  the  audience.  

               

Extreme  Close  Up  This  shot  is  used  to  only  emphasize  on  the  actor/actress  face  (part  of  face  or  body)  

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Birds  eye  view    Bird’s  eye  view  is  used  to  show  the  location  of  the  film  

         

High    High  angle  is  used  on  a  subject  to  make  the  object  seem  small  to  the  audience.  

Low    A  low  angled  shot  is  used  to  make  an  object  in  the  shot  seem  big  to  the  audience.  Used  mainly  to  show  the  characters  authority.

 Eye  level  Eye  level  is  the  standard  level  of  shot.  

Canted  Canted  is  a  shot  that  has  been  tilted  to  the  side.  

Panning    Panning  is  camera  a  movement  where  the  camera  can  only  maneuver  left  and  right.    

           

Tilting  Tilting  is  a  camera  movement  where  the  camera  can  only  maneuver  up  and  down.  

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Crane  A  crane  is  used  to  view  the  actors  from  above  or  to  film  the  actors  when  they  are  high  up,  e.g  buildings  and  the  cameraman  can  move  in  and  out  of  them.  Crane  Shots  

• Rise  Up  –  the  camera  rises  vertically.  

• Fall  down  –  the  camera  moves  vertically  downward.  

 

Dolly    A dolly is a cart, which travels along tracks. The camera is mounted on the dolly and records the shot as it moves. Dolly shots have a number of applications and can provide very dramatic footage.  

180-­‐Degree  Rule  There  is  a  360-­‐degree  circle  around  your  actors,  your  actors  are  on  the  180-­‐degree  line  and  you  must  not  cross  this  line  because  crossing  it  will  result  to  confusion  to  the  audience    

Rule  of  Thirds  Rule  of  thirds  is  how  to  frame  your  shot. When  your  shooting,  make  sure  your  object  is  touching  one  of  the  crosses  on  the  grid,  this  is  so  that  the  audience  focuses  on  the  object  that  you  have  put  in  the  center  or  on  the  crosses.