Camera Shot Task

Camera Shot Exercise: In this lesson we investigated the different types of camera shots that are used in filming and we also analysed the effects of using these shots and how it can change the atmosphere and the audiences interpretation of the specific film.

Types of camera shots -

Long Shot: This is a shot from further away which gives you a view of more width on the set.

Medium Shot: This shot allows a casual view that is not to close and not to far, it allows you to see everything that you need to see.

Close up and Extreme Close up: This shot is extremely focusing on something, in most cases this shot is used to drop major hints. For example, it may focus on a certain object, person or a facial expression. Which instantly creates suspense as doing this would create an atmosphere.

Point of view shot: This type of shot is when the camera acts as a person, and moves how the suspected person would move. Its giving a sense to the audience from the characters point of view.

Low angle shot: This shot is where you film with the camera from a lower angle, so it is looking up to the character, the common effect of this camera shot is to make people look superior so they are ironically above everyone else. It shows that the specific character has power over a lot of people.

High angle shot- This shot is taken with the camera from a higher angle, as if it was looking down at someone. Unlike the low angle, the high angle commonly presents how inferior someone is: how shy, weak and powerless someone is.

Camera Movements -

Pan Shot: This type of camera shot is where the camera follows a moving object going round, (rounded like a pan is round) either left to right or vice versa.

Tilt shot: This shot is where you tilt the camera to an angle, this shot is very ironic because the tilt of the camera could represent a tilt/change of the plot or atmosphere.It gives the audience different perspectives of what is going on.

Crane Shot: This shot is where you film from high up/above, like a birds eye view looking down on a character.

Rolling Shot:

Steadicam:

We then come together as groups and created a short film experimenting and presenting these types of camera shots. Me, Saana, Billy and Rebecca made a short film called 'The Protector'
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