Camera Shots, Angles and Movement

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Shot Types

Crash Zoom

https://youtu.be/kjZ9EQ7LMD8
  • adds excitement
  • used for comedy
  • sudden zoom
  • dynamic

Dolly Zoom

  • creates an unsettling sense of the world of the character/ film warping/shifting

Slow Zoom(in/out)

  • creates tension
  • draws audiences attention to...
  • reveals setting
  • reveals relationship

Aerial Shot

https://youtu.be/Axt0nETgEXo

  • over head shot
  • used as an establishing shot

Close Up

  • head and shoulders shot often used to show emotions of a character.
  • shot of an object or a character zoned in to shoe detail

Extreme Close Up



https://youtu.be/W_-D-yzzbxE

  • a shot where  the face, or body or even an object fils the whole frame

Establishing Shot

  • establishes location/setting

Medium Shot

  • framing from the waist up

Two Shot

  • two people in frame

POV Shot

  • point of view
  • creates a sense of empathy with the character
  • brings the audience into the action

Over the Shoulder Shot










  • looking from a characters shoulder at a subject

Overhead Shot

  • a type of camera shot where the camera is above the character,action or object

Reaction Shot

  • a shot shows the reaction of a character 
  • either to another character or object or location

Camera Angles

Camera angle

The position of the camera in relation to the subject of a shot. The camera might be at a high angle, a low angle or appear at eye level with what is being filmed.

High Angle

  • connotes vulnerability
  • low status

Low Angle

  • camera looks down at the subject or character
  • make then look small and venerable

Canted Framing (or oblique)

  • camera angle that is tilted

Camera Movement


Pan

  • the camera pivots horizontally, either from left to right of vice versa
  • used to reveal setting

Track

  • a shot where the camera follows a subject/object
  • its smooth and steady

Crane

  • a crane shot is sometimes used to signify the end of a scene/film
  • The effect is achieved by the camera being put onto a crane that can move

Steadicam

  • is a establishing mount for a camera which mechanically isolates the operator's movement from the camera
  • a very smmoth shot when operator is moving quicklyover an uneven surface

Tilt

  • where the camera scans the setting vertically.

Zoom

  • to appear to be moving closer or further away from a subject/object when in fact the camera may not move.
  • can be used for dramatic effect

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