1. Cinematography
Establishing shots
Scenery, where the film is usually set it
Gives us a time period, whether it has been
shown in past, present or future
Wide shot
Telling us where our character is giving us more
information
Medium shot
Seeing a character from the middle upwards
More information about what the person is
doing
Medium close up
Show us a bit more emotion
Close up
If a face it is to show their emotion
If object it is show to be significant in the
film
Extreme close up
To add suspense or tension, highlighting the emotion
2. Point of view shot
Showing the audience a scene from
the point of view from the character
Need to see a body part (usually hands or feet)
Over the shoulder shot
Makes you feel like you are in the
place of the camera man
To feel like you are part of their
movie
Two shot and shot reverse shot
Two shot is where two people are
in a shot
Shot reverse shot is where the shot
goes back and forth between a
character and another
Shot reverse shot has to obey the 180
degree rule
Low angle shot
To make another look more powerful
High angle shot
Making them seeing weak
