The document discusses different camera angles used in filmmaking. An extreme long shot shows an exterior scene from far away to establish location with little detail. A long shot shows a full figure with plenty of background. A medium shot contains a figure from the knees up and is used for dialogue with minimal background. Close-up shots concentrate on a face or detail and blur the background to focus attention.

1. Camera angles

2. Extreme long shot
• Extreme long shot is a
scene-setting, establishing
shot. It normally shows an
exterior, eg the outside of a
building, or a landscape. It is
often used to show scenes
of thrilling action eg in a
war film or disaster movie.
There will be very little
detail visible in the shot, it's
meant to give a general
impression rather than
specific information.

3. Long shot
• The long shot is the most
difficult one to categories ,
but it the one that show the
image as a “life size” image
corresponding to the real
distance. This shot shows a
full shot of a person with
the head near the top and
the feet near the bottom
with plenty of background
on show to be able to give
ideas of where the scene
set.

4. Medium shot
• Medium shot contains a
figure from the
knees/waist up and is
normally used for
dialogue scenes, or to
show some detail of
action.Background
detail is minimal,
probably because
location has been
established

5. Medium close up
• A medium close up shot
shows less then the
medium shot as this
cuts of around the
breast pocket, it is
generally uses in new
interview shots.

6. Close up
• The close up shows very
little background as it
concentrates on either
a face, or a specific
detail of mise en scène.
Everything else is just a
blur in the background,
It also shows the
importance of things

7. Big close up
• A big close up shot is a
very intimate shot, its
great in dramatic
moments when the
actor is giving their all.

8. Extreme close up
• An extreme close up is an
extreme version of the close
up, generally magnifying
beyond what the human
eye would experience in
reality. An extreme close-up
of a face, for instance,
would show only the mouth
or eyes, with no background
detail. This is a very artificial
shot, and can be used for
dramatic effect.