camera shots are used to demonstrate different parts of the films setting, characters and themes. as a result.
extreme close up
focuses on one thing in great detail
close up
contains no background focuses on the entire object or a persons head or a persons sholders.
it may revealhuman emotions or private information.
mid shot
person is seen from the waist up.
if there are two people in a shot it is called a two shot
long shot
contains a lot of landscape or background. it is used to show action.
extreme long shot
contains a lot of landscape and gives important information about the setting and atmosphere at the beginning of a scene
over the sholder shot
the camera shoots from behind a characters sholder and is used mostly during conversations.
allows the audience to feel more involved.
camera angels
camera angels are used to position the veiwer so thta they can understand the relationship between the characters
low angel
the camera looks up at the subject
this makes the subject seem important , powerfull.
high angel
the cahracter looks down on the subject
this makes itlook smaller gives theaudience a sense of power or
eye level angel
the audience sees things from the characters eye level
it makes them feel more comfurtable.
dutch angel
this is wheen the camerais tillted along the x axis
this creats a feeling of unease in the shot that somthing isnt quite right.
birds eye veiw
a birds eye veiw is a elevated veiw of an object from above with a prespective as though the observer were a bird looking down on the scene.
camera movements
the camera can be moved in different ways to create diffrent effects
pan- camera is fixed but moves side to side
tilt- camera is fixed but moves up and down
zoom- camera moves in and out of the same shot
dolly- camera is mounted on a railway track and moves along with what it is filming.
sound
the sound track is a vital part of any film and helps it tell its story. it can be broken down into diffrent areas.
dialogue
dialogue is the words of actors. it is important as it helps us understand the story and characters.
voice over
this is another way words are used to tell the story but narrators is not seen. thier voice is over the immage.
music
music is a powerfull techqnique to elicit emotions. music should compatent the story and help create atmosphere.
natural sound (digetic)
any natural sound were actully there while they bwere filming eg the sound of the surf, the actors voice the trees rustling cars passing.
sound effects (non digetic)
these are sounds added after filming . they are usually
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