Description of shots used in movies.

1. CAMERA SHOTS
Casey Manning, Isaac
Sunderland and Laurie
Rushbrook.

2. LOW ANGLE SHOT
A low shot is a shot from a camera angle
positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere
below the eye line. It can also be directly from
below the subjects feet. It fan be used to
make the subject look strong and powerful.
For example, in Batman, low angle shots are
used to make batman look superior to his
villains. It can also increase height of an actor
or actress, which is useful for shorter
actresses/actors. The background of the shot
is usually just ceiling or the sky. The lack of
detail about the setting will add to the
disorientation of the viewer

3. EYE LEVEL SHOT
An eye-level shot is when the camera is
positioned as though it is a human actually
observing a scene. The camera will be placed
approximately five to six feet from the
ground. This can also be called a point of
view shot so they are watching the action as
if they were involved in it. For example, in
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2,
Harry is shown using an eye level shot when
confronting the death eaters. This is so the
audience feels submersed into the action
therefore feeling tense and increasing an
already tense atmosphere.

4. HIGH SHOT
A High shot is when the camera is higher
than eye level and on a higher camera axis.
High angles make the object photographed
seem smaller, and less significant (or scary).
The object or character often gets swallowed
up by their setting - they become part of a
wider picture. For example, in James Bond,
he is shown in a high angle shot to possible
suggest he is being defeated and the person
he is fighting is superior to him.

5. WORMS EYE SHOT
A Worms Eye shot is where the camera is
placed on the ground looking up directly at
the actor or place. It is used to make the
character seem powerful and superior to the
others.

6. BIRDS EYE SHOT
A birds eye shot is when the camera
is positioned looking down directly at
the character. This is usually helping
the audience see where the film is set
and is also used as an establishing
shot. For example, in Les Miserables,
a birds eye shot is used to introduce
the workhouse women. This also
shows that there are multiple
characters in this scene.