Types of Shots within the descent

1. LO2A
BY LAUREN PARKES

2. CU
 This is a close up. This
sort of angle is mainly
used to focus on a
certain individual, for
example it would
normally focus on a
person’s face.

3. CA
 This part is a cutaway, it
starts with focusing on
the birthday cake and
then cuts away to the
Sarah in the hospital.
This is mainly used to
show more information
within the film

4. MS
 This is a mid shot which
gives more details, than
a close up, of it’s main
focus.

5. WS
 A wide shot is where the
main focus takes up all
of the shot, you can see
the whole of the scene in
full, this is also known
as a long shot.

6. Trombone
 The trombone is mainly
used for tense scenes or
to see character
reactions. In order to do
this they firstly start
from far away from the
main focus but are
zoomed in but when the
camera gets closer it
zooms out.

7. WS(Steadicam)
 A wide shot is where the
main focus takes up all
of the shot, you can see
the whole of the scene in
full, however, this time a
steadicam is used, this is
where a camera
instructor is moving
whilst the camera is in a
stable position whilst
still being in focus with
the shot.

8. POV(SteadiCam)
 Point Of View is where the
camera takes a shot from
somebodies view, in this case it’s
taken the point of view of the
thing that is chasing after Sarah,
from this it makes us aware that
there is something in the dark.
Again this uses steadicam, this is
where a camera instructor is
moving whilst the camera is in a
stable position whilst still being
in focus with the shot.

9. Rotational steadicam
 This uses steadicam
again, this is where a
camera instructor is
moving whilst the
camera is in a stable
position whilst still being
in focus with the shot,
however, this time it
rotates around two main
focus’.

10. OTSS
 Again, this is a mid shot,
which gives more
details, than a close up,
of it’s main focus.