RESEARCHING INTO CAMERA WORK - HARRY YOUNG AND SCOTT COLLER

RESEARCH INTO CAMERA WORK



SHOTS

EXTREME CLOSE UP-

 Used to frame on a particular facial feature with limited background/ other facial features. Concentrating only on an eye is a popular extreme close up shot to be used. This frame is used to convey specific emotion or mood.

MEDIUM CLOSE UP-

Featuring both facial and shoulder features, but little shoulder feature compared to a close up shot. Provides a clear representation of the character and any emotion.

                                                                     

BIG CLOSE UP-

A shot involving all facial features with very little background. Big Close Up is often abbreviated to BCU and this term appears in a script, storyboard or shotlist to describe the size of the shot. It usually relates to a person but can sometimes refer to other objects as well. For a shot of a person, a BCU will include the eyes and mouth but not the whole head as shown above.

                                                                       CLOSE UP-

Both facial and shoulders feature, but with little background providing a clear image of the subjects features. Close Up is often abbreviated to CU and this term appears in a script, storyboard to describe the size of the shot. It usually relates to a person but can sometimes refer to other objects as well. For a shot of a person, CU will be close enough to include  all of the head and neck

  TWO SHOT-

An image of two people both being in clear, visible focus. A Two shot is a type of shot employed in the film industry in which the frame encompasses a view of two people. The subjects do not have to be next to each other, and there are many common two-shots which have one subject in the foreground and the other subject in the background. These shots are used to show the emotion between the two subjects.

LONG SHOT-

An image featuring a full length view of the subject with a good level of background. A long shot typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. It has been suggested that long-shot ranges usually correspond to approximately what would be the distance between the front row of the audience

MEDIUM LONG SHOT-

Amount of background increases from a long shot, subject becomes further from the lens.

EXTREME LONG SHOT-

Camera is positioned far away from the subject, creating an image with a high amount of background feature with little detail on the subject.

OVER THE SHOULDER-

Camera shoots a subject from an over the shoulder angle.

                                      


MOVEMENTS

PAN-

Following the subject when moving left or right. Camera moving from left to right or vice versa.

TILT-

Following the subject when moving up or down. Camera facing down to up or vice cersa.

TRACKING (CRAB)-

Moving with a subject whilst retaining them in focus at all times.

ARC-

PUSH IN-

Camera moves towards subject to show emotion of change in mood/atmoshpere.

PUSH OUT-

Camera moves away from subject to expose more background to change mood/atmosphere or to reveal something in environment.

ANGLES

HIGH-

High- shooting from above the subject, tilting the camera down.

LOW-

Low- shooting from below the eye line of the subject, camera tilted upwards

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CANTED-

Canted- Camera is tilted left or right to create an image with poor orientation.

WRITTEN/UPLOADED BY SCOTT COLLER/HARRY YOUNG