The document provides descriptions and examples of various camera angles and movements that are used in filmmaking, including close-ups, establishing shots, extreme wide shots, wide shots, mid shots, medium close ups, extreme close ups, cutaways, two-shots, over the shoulder shots, point of view shots, tracking, tilting, and zooming. It also discusses the rules of framing and the rule of thirds, explaining how they are used to direct viewer attention within the frame. The document was created by Niall Armstrong and is due to G Teasdale by Friday, September 16th.

1. Camera Angles
Name: Niall Armstrong
Deadline: Friday 16th September
Sent to G Teasdale via email before the
lesson

2. Challenge
You are to independently research the following
camera angles and movements and create a
visual representation, as well as a description of
how the technique is used within the film
industry.

3. Camera Angle: Close Up
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
This is used when you want the subject to take up the entirety of the frame.

4. Camera Angle: Establishing Shot
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
This is used when wanting to reveal the location from a high and far away
point.

5. Camera Angle: Extreme wide shot
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
This is used when wanting to show the location, but too far away to reveal the
subject.

6. Camera Angle: Wide shot
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
This is used when wanting the subject to cover the majority of the frame.

7. Camera Angle: Mid shot
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
This is used when wanting to show parts of the subject in more detail than
other parts, but still showing the whole subject.

8. Camera Angle: Medium close up
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
The mid point between the mid – shot and the close up shot.

9. Camera Angle: Extreme close up
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
This shot is used to show great detail by the use of zoom.

10. Camera Angle: Cutaway
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
A shot where it is showing something other than the subject.

11. Camera Angle: Two-shot
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
This is a shot where two people are clearly in the frame.

12. Camera Angle: Over the shoulder
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
This shot is where the subject is being filmed from behind the shoulder of
another subject.

13. Camera Angle: Point of view (POV)
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
This shot shows the subjects standpoint. This is specifically used to see what
the subject is seeing.

14. Camera Movement: Tracking
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
This is where the camera is mounted upon a vehicle to sidetrack the subject.

15. Camera Movement: Tilt
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
This where the camera moves vertically, whilst staying in the same place.

16. Camera Movement: Zoom
Image example:
How am I used in a film?
This is where the camera gives more detail but from a far distance.

17. Rules of Framing
Detailed explanation:
Rules of framing refers to making the subject of the picture to be the main
attention. This can be achieved by using focus on the camera so everything
else is blurred out and the subject is the focus of the image. In addition, you
can block everything else, in the picture, out by the use of a whiteboard so it’s
easier to find the focus.
How am I used in film?
This is used in film to make the frame appear less busy and to put the
attention on a singular subject.

18. The rules of third
Detailed explanation
The rule of thirds is a concept used in film, in which the frame is separated
into nine imaginary segments. This constructs reference points which act as
guides for framing the picture.
How am I used in a film?
Points of interest must appear to be at 1/3 and 2/3 of the way up the frame,
and not in the centre.