Camera shots I will be using in my short film with the genre of drama.

1. CAMERA SHOTS ANALYSED
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2. CLOSE UP ANALYSIS
Character is in the centre, taking up most of
the frame where most of the attention will lie.
Her facial expression shows despair. The way her
eyebrows are lowered and her nostrils are flared
allows the audience to understand her emotion in this
scene.
Hunger Games Mockingjay part 1
By using a close up of the
characters face, it allows
the audience to feel a
connection with her.
Close ups also give the opportunity for the audience to see
the little detail that might otherwise be missed, for example,
in this picture, she is crying as seen by the water around her
eye line. This would not be clear if a close up was not used.
This shot is at the end of
the film, her expression
is portraying a sense of
wanting revenge and by
ending it there will
make the audience
anxious to watch the
next film.

3. LONG SHOT ANALYSIS
Avengers Assembled
Full body of one or more characters. You are able to see the
posture and expression of both the characters in the scene.
By having the background in the
frame, it allows the audience to put
the characters and the setting into
context. So both Thor and Captain
America are armed, ready to fight and
by the looks of the background, it is
clear there has already been quite a
lot of destruction.
They are looking away from the camera, with shocked or serious facial
expressions. The way they are both standing, back to back, implies that they
are about to be in battle
This can also be seen as a two shot
as there are two people in the
frame. A two shot establishes the
relationship between the two
characters in the scene. Thor and
Captain America are stood back to
back, implying that there is danger
all around them but also
suggesting that they don’t have an
intimate friendship, but are
working together to protect the
world.
The setting is crucial
in establishing the
tone of the scene.

4. HIGH ANGLE SHOT
Matilda
High angle shots imply that the character in the
frame is insignificant. They can be used in a drama
when they want the audience to understand that
this character has less power than others.
This shot represents how Matilda is only 5 and is looked down upon by everybody even though she is
very smart for her age. Most high angle shots will imply that there is something bigger or more
powerful that the main character will be looking at, hence the reason why she is looking beyond the
camera; she is speaking to somebody who has more authority than her – in this case, the librarian.
This high angle shot makes
Matilda look smaller than she
is. It implies that she is too
young to be out on her own.

5. OVER THE SHOULDER
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2
Over the shoulder shots are
typically used when there is a
conversation in the scene. They
can portray the emotions on
both characters faces in the
same conversation by using shot
– reverse – shot.
In this picture, the over the shoulder shows a close up of
Harry’s face. He is talking to his enemy, so his emotions are
heightened. By using an over the should shot, the
audience can understand how harry feels about
Voldemort; the fear yet confidence he has whilst
confronting his enemy.
There is a tree to the left of the shot which
would mean that the camera wouldn’t be
able to break the 180 degree rule.
The expression on
each of their faces
indicates their
relationship.
After an over the shoulder shot their may be a wide shot or a
two shot of both the characters in the frame to get a fuller
understanding of their relationship and also to see their posture
or body language to get a more in depth understanding of how
they feel about each other and this conversation.

6. QUICK UNDERSTANDING OF 180 DEGREE RULE
• The 180 degree rule is a guideline used where the characters in the frame should remain on their
allocated sides.
• There is an invisible axis that shouldn’t be crossed. If this line is crossed, the shot become a reverse
angle. This can be done, as it can be a way to emphasise a scene. This invisible axis is called the ‘Line of
Action/Vision’.
• This rule will be incorporated into a film/TV show mostly when two people are having a conversation
and there is shot-reverse-shot being used with over the shoulder shots.