camera angles and shots

2. Camera shots and angles are used by film makers to help the audience
understand the film. These elements are essential to film makers so they can
show the specific parts of the film in different views.
The Camera shot determines how much of the presented frame the viewer can
establish. Each shot has a specific use and function these will be described in the
following slides. If a specific frame was to be shot in a different shot type the
frame would be seen from a different view, so the new shot wouldn't have the
same impact or meaning as the original frame as it would have be filmed in that
shot for a specific purpose.
Camera angles are the physical place of the camera for each frame. The camera
angle works similar to a camera shot and would be used for a specific reason and
tell the meaning of that shot to the viewers.camera angles are used to illustrate
tension,mood and relationships between the characters and their environment.

3. Camera shots

4. Extreme long shot-ELS
This shot can also be referred to as an
extreme wide shot. An extreme long
shot is used to help the viewer depict
the setting. This shot reveals the whole
environment of which the film or scene
is set. If any characters are in the shot
then they will appear very small in the
background. This shot allows the
audience to visually picture the scene
or place, giving them a idea of what
actions will appear in the scene.

5. Long shot-LS
This shot can also be referred to as a
wide shot. A long shot will reveal the
subject's full body from head to toe/top
to bottom. This shot often follows a
extreme long shot as the filmmaker
would want to introduce the characters,
the main character in particular. This
will help the audience become familiar
with that character and their
characteristics and place them in the
already established environment.

6. Medium long shot-MLS
This shot shows the character in
relation to the environment and shows
the character from the knees upwards.
It is usually used between long and
medium shot.

7. Full shot-FS
A full shot includes the subject in full
with the top of the subject near the top
of the screen and the bottom of the
subject near the bottom of the screen
so it fills the whole frame.

8. Medium full shot-MFS
A medium full shot is similar to a full
shot where the subject fills the whole
frame but the subject is in the middle
distance which allows some of the
surroundings to also be in the frame.

9. Medium shot-MS
A medium shot makes the viewer look
directly at the subject and shows the
subject from around the middle so just
below the waist. This is used when the
character is trying to deliver important
pieces of information either verbally or
non-verbally.

10. Medium close shot -MCS
This shot frames the subject from just
above the waist. This shot is halfway
between a medium shot and a close-
up.

11. Close shot-CS
A close shot is a shot taken close to an
object or person. Close shots are
usually used to show emotion, facial
expressions and the detail on the
subject but still allow room for some of
the background to be seen.

12. Close-up-CU
A close up shot allows the camera to
focus on specific details of a subject as
there is next to no background being
seen in the frame. The characters head
and shoulders can be seen in the
frame, this allows the audience to
familiarise with the characters different
facial expressions.

13. Big close-up-BCU
This shot would usually contain
minimal background and consist of the
characters head taking up the entire
frame often only showing the
characters eyes and mouth or the main
part of an object.

14. Head close-up-HCU
A head close up is usually used to
express the characters emotion and
the main features of the head will take
up the entire screen. These features
include: eyes,mouth and nose. Other
features such as hair and ears would
just be outside the visible frame.

15. Extreme close-up-ECU
An extreme close up will focus on a
specific part of the subject, the part that
the camera will be focused on varies
depending on the action within the
scene.

16. Camera angles

17. High angle
A high angle shot shows the character
from above the eye level of a person.
The camera will be pointed face down
towards the character to show their
lack of importance, how powerless they
are or vulnerable they are compared to
other characters.

18. Low angle
The low angle shots shows the
character from below the eye level of a
person looking up at the character to
show how important, powerful and
dominant they are.

19. Canted angle
This camera angle is deliberately
slanted to the side. This angle is used
to show tension, disorientation and
uneasiness. This technique is used to
create a dramatic effect.

20. Birds eye view
This angle is similar to what a bird
could see during flight. It is sometimes
used as a establishing shot to show
where the character is or is travelling
to. To use this in a film footage is
usually filmed from a helicopter.

21. Worms eye view
This angle is the opposite of a birds
eye view. A worms eye view is filmed
from a similar perspective to a worm.
Allowing footage to be filmed from very
low down. This technique is usually
used to make a character seem taller
than they really are.

22. Point of view-POV
This angle is from the perspective of a
persons point of view. This camera
angle would be filmed from a particular
persons eye level and shows the
surroundings or actions fron their
perspective.