Camera angle work

1. Cameraangles
Low angle usedtomake subjectlookpowerful
Highangle shotusedto beat downa character low andhighanglesare oftenpaired
Extreme highanglescanbe usedto establishsceneryandcities
Overheadshotcan be usedto showcomplex moves goodatcapturingsubjectmovingthroughascene
couldbe usedto showsomeone isdisconnectedorconnectedtothe otherworld
Dutch angle can be usedfor terroror bewildermenttensionorevenuncertainty
Eye level shotcommonlyusednatural heighttoregarda character can create connectiontothe
character or breakthe fourthwall
Shoulderlevel are oftenusedinconversationsoremphasisaheightdifference
Hip level shotoften usedinwesternthemesorcowboy shotscanbe usedtoshow importance of objects
placedonhip
Knee level shotoftendoublingaslowangle shotandcan be usedto show character detailsoftenmissed
inwide shots
Ground level shotatgroundor belowdoublingaslow anglesif there isupwardtiltcanbe usedto
capture detail
Shotsizes
Establishingshotwide enoughtoestablishgeographytimeof dayandscale of character can show
crucial details
Master shotconfirmslocationandgeographyof scene while establishingcharacters andtheirrelations
Wide shotvisuallyrepresents theirrelationshiptoenvironmentcanalsoshow loneliness
Full shotfull bodyshotfillsscreenpresentacharacteror theirmovements
Mediumfull shotcharactersfill screenfromhiptoheadusedduringweaponscenes
Mediumshotis verynatural due to howwe perceive othersinreal life abovewaistbutbelow chest
Mediumclose upshotmid chestto justabove headreducingdistractionandfocusingoncharacters
emotionsandmovements
Close uphighlightingchange inemotion
Extreme close upisolate specificareaoncharacter
Insertshotusedto highlightsomethingimportanttoemphasisemotionorimportance tostory

2. Cameramovements
Staticshot goodfor dialogue shotthatallow actorsto shine couldbe usedtotrap a character
Pan shotrotatescamera leftorright can be usedto follow movementsorreveal information
Whippans createsrelationshipsbetweencharacters
Tiltdirectscamera upor downcan capture verticalitycangive acharacter dominance orvulnerabilityor
reveal acharacter
Pushinmovescamera towardssubjectusedtooemphasisamomentandshow itsimportance couldbe
usedon an objectcouldintensifyitcapture charactersthoughts
Pull outde-emphasize the subjectunveil contextof ascene itssettingorcharacters emphasisnegative
emotion
Zoomcan reveal contextun-natural candraw attentiontodetail slow zoomcancause unease
Crash zoomcan be usedfordramaticor comedicaffect
Dollyzoomutilizesadollymovementandzoomusage dollyinandzoomout dollyoutwhile zoomingin
foregroundbecomesdominant
Cameraroll disorientatingcanbe usedto demonstrate charactermovementcanshow reversal of power
Trackingshot followssubjectthroughthe scene movingwithitcandraw attentiontoobjectsbuild
tensionorshowjourney
Truckingshot like atrackingshot butsideways
Arc shot cameraorbitsaroundsubjecthorizontal orvertical canadd energytocharacters whenstood
still canadd tensionspeedof itcancreate dizziness
Boomshot movescamerasup or downcapture worldsurroundingorinformationcanupliftorputdown
emotion
Randommovementorcamerashake to intensifyoremphasisamomentormake a documentarystyle
videonothingisplanned