This presentation uses movie stills comic panels to teach about the film technique of framing images.

1. Framing Images

2. Extreme Long Shot
or Long Shot (extreme long shot)
Taken from a very long distance.
Shows many details of the setting.

3. Extreme Long Shot
or Long Shot (extreme long shot)

4. Long Shot
Taken from long distance.
Emphasizes the relationship between one or more
characters and where they are in the setting.

5. Long Shot

6. Long Shot

7. Long Shot
Giant’s Eye View

8. Full Figure
Shot Shot
Long
(low camera angle)
Ant’s Eye View

9. Medium Close-Up
Medium Shot
A shot that shows part of the body of one or more
characters.

10. Medium Shot

11. Medium Shot
Medium Shot

12. Close Up Shot
Usually a torso or head shot, when dealing with
characters. It can also be a close up of an object.

13. Close Up Shot

14. Close Up Shot
Ant’s Eye View

15. Close Up Shot

16. Close Up
Extreme Close Up Shot
A shot of just the eyes or mouth.

17. Extreme Close Up
Extreme Close Up Shot

18. Extreme Close Up Shot

19. Extreme Close Up Shot

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