1. Assignment 4
Camera shots, camera angles, camera
movement and composition.
Rosalin Zein

2. Camera Shots
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Establishing Shot
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Wide shot
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Long Shot
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Mid/ medium shot
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Close up shot
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Extreme close up shot
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Over the shoulder shot
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Two shot
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POV (Point Of View)

3. Establishing shot
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This establishes the setting of a scene, giving
the viewer information about where the scene
is set.

4. Wide shot
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This shot is wide and shows a large amount of
information, like a panoramic photo.

5. Long shot
This shot is used to frame a character /subject and it would
include their whole body.
It is normally used during action to show a characters
movement.

6. Mid shot (medium)
Framing of a character from the torso.
This is used to body language, facial expression, gesture
and is mostly used during dialogue.

7. Close up shot
This is when the camera frames the
character/subjects face and is usually used to
show emotion.

8. Extreme close up shot.
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Framing a part of the body/face/subject
showing extreme detail.

9. Over the shoulder shot
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A shot which is filmed as if it is from the back
of a characters shoulder.

10. Two shot
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A shot showing two characters, usually to
show a relationship.

11. POV (Point Of View) shot
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This is where the camera shows a view from the characters
perspective, so what the character sees.
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This is hugely dependent on the imitation of body movement
and the placement of the camera
to make it look realistic.

12. Camera Angles
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Low
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High
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Canted/Oblique

13. Low angle
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From the ground looking up towards the character or
subject, often used to show a character as being
dominant.

14. High angle
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An angle taken from above the character
making them seem small/ vulnerable / weak.

15. Canted / oblique
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Camera angle that makes the shot seem tilted.

16. Camera Movement
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Pan
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Tilt
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Track
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Zoom,
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Reverse zoom

17. Pan
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When a camera pivots horizontally to show a
panoramic view.
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18. Tilt
This is the opposite to pan as it moves vertically
rather than horizontally.
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19. Zoom
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When the camera zooms in.

20. Reverse zoom
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When the camera zooms out – so the
opposite to zoom.

21. Composition
Balance
Symmetry
Asymmetry
Rule Of Thirds
Depth of field
Shallow focus
Deep focus

22. Balance
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The way in which we place objects so that they are equal in
the frame, so that one does not overpower the other.
Balance of land
and sky.

23. Balance : symmetry
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Symmetry is used to show order/
organization/ normalness.

24. Balance : Asymmetry
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When it is not balanced or equal.

25. Rule of thirds
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When the shot has a grid with 9 sections. This enables better
tension, energy and interest in a composition.

26. Depth of field
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The distance of what is in focus in a shot.

27. Shallow focus
This has a small depth of field, it emphasizes on one part of
an image. The focus is on one part.

28. Deep focus
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Everything is in focus so we can see the entire image –
the background, middle ground and foreground