The document discusses various camera shots and microelements used in filmmaking. It defines close-up shots as tightly framing a person or object without including the broader scene. Medium shots show some detail of the subject while still showing enough for context. Long shots place the subject in relation to its surroundings. Other shots discussed include extreme close-up, extreme long shot, track, pan, tilt, zoom, and cut. The document also defines concepts like pace, performance, diegetic and non-diegetic sounds, and mise-en-scene.

1. CAMERA SHOTS AND
MICROELEMENTS
Nadia Khatun

2. EXTREME CLOSE UP
You would normally need
a specific reason to get this
close.
The reason why it is too
close is because it is to
show general reactions or
emotion except in very
dramatic scenes.

3. CLOSE UP
This tightly frames a person or
ran object.
Close-ups display the most detail,
but do not include the boarder
scene.
Moving in to a close-up or away
from a close-up is a common type
of zooming.
(A certain feature of part of the
subject takes up the whole frame)

4. MEDIUM SHOT / MID SHOT
The mid shot shows some part
of the subject in more detail
(whilst still showing enough for
the audience to feel as if they
were looking at the whole
subject).
If you were having a casual
conversation with someone this
is how you would see them. You
wouldn't be paying any attention
to their lower body, so that part
of the picture is unnecessary.

5. LONG SHOT
This is where the subject
is shown at a relatively
small scale.
The shot is used like this
because it is intended to
place the subject in some
relation to its
surroundings.
This is also referred to a
full shot or wide shot.

6. EXTREME LONG SHOT
An extreme long shot is
when the camera is at its
furthest distance from
the subject.
This shot is used to
show a large amount of
landscape around the
character/s.

7. TRACK
A tracking shot is very
similar to a dolly shot;
that is, a shot in which
the camera is mounted
on a cart which travels
along tracks.

8. PAN
A pan is a horizontal
camera movement in
which the camera
moves left and right
about a central axis.
This is a swivelling
movement.

9. TILT
A tilt is when a camera moves
vertically pointing up or
down from a stationary
location.
For example, if you mount a
camera on your shoulder and
nod it up and down, you are
tilting the camera.

10. ZOOM
Zooming is a shot that
changes smoothly from
a close-up to a long
shot or vice versa.
(A zoom is not
technically a camera
move as it does not
require the camera
itself to move at all).

11. CUT
A Cut specifically refers
to showing some part of
the subject in detail.
It can be used purely as
an edit point, or to
emphasise emotion.
For example, hand
movements can show
enthusiasm, agitation,
nervousness, etc.

12. PACE
Pace is the rate of speed at
which an activity or
movement proceeds at.
In films, there would be fast
or slow motion to add effect
to the film.
For example the pace for the
image on the right would be
in fast motion.

13. PERFORMANCE
To perform in front of
an audience, more
specifically in front of a
camera.
It can be associated with
acting, dancing, or
singing.

14. DIEGETIC
This is a sound that is
visually seen happening in a
film or on TV and is
relevant to the action.
An example of this is:
A war film with people firing
guns, and some of the shot
sounds can be seen on screen,
while others cant, but remain
relevant to the action.

15. NON DIEGETIC
This is a sound that cannot
be seen on screen, nor has
any direct relevance.
An example of this is:
A war film with the sound of a
cymbal crashing shortly before
someone firing. The sound is not
relevant to what is happening,
nor is implied to be happening on
or off screen.

16. MISE EN SCENE
This is the arrangement of actors and scenery actors on
a stage for the production.
This includes the setting, costume, make-up, framing,
angles, colour, lighting, acting, expressions, etc.