1. Cinematography
Extreme close up(ECU):the camera zoomsin veryclose
- Can be usedas a showof emotion
- Createsconfusionandanticipation
- Draws the audiencesattention
- Helpsthe audience connectedwithacharacteror object
- To reveal something tothe audience
- Givessomethingimportance
- Blocksout restof scene
- Extreme close upof eye iscommoninfilmas itcan implymuchemotionasdoesthe fistimage I
have included
- Distorting
Close up(CU):camera zoomsin
- Can see more full face, maybe emotionismore obvious
- Revealsmore thanECU
- Createsfocal pointandsense of importance
- Backgrounddetail more visible,itmayhave some relevance
Thisclose up connectsuswiththe character and showsthe extremityof the situation(youcansee
the blood).
Mediumclose up(MCU): Camerazoom slightly
- Couldgive awayplotinformation
- Can reveal relevantbackground
- We howeverstill feel whatisslightlyzoomedinonhasimportance
- Can see more of the costume indetail
- See relevantprops
2. - Reveal genre more clearly
Thisimage revealsthe bleakscarysettingandcreatessuspense.
Mediumshot(MS): slightlyzoomedout
- See mostwhole background
- See where the characteris
- You can analyse the characterssituationmore closely
- Sense of othercharacters
Thisimage givesa sense of the situation
Mediumwide shot(MWS):Zoomedoutto focuson more background
- Revealingevenmore
- Othercharacters inthe scene alsoseemmore important
- Can showa hierarchyof characters
High angle shot(HAS):
- Emphasise height,possiblytoshowrisk
- Characterseemsvulnerable astheyappearsmall
- Makesaudience feel slightlydisorientated
- Breaksfourthwall slightly
Overthe shouldershot(OSS):
- Putsaudience memberinthe shot peeringover
3. - Audience seesfrompointof viewof the characterwhile stillkeepingcharactersinshot
Two shot:thisshowsa conversation/linkorreactionbetweencharacters.
Shot/reverse shot:iswhere one characterisshownlookingoftenoff screenatanothercharacter
and thenthe othercharacter isshownlookingbackat the firstcharacter. Since the characters are
shownfacinginopposite directionsthe viewerunconsciouslyassumestheyare lookingateachother
the 180 degree rule)
Cameramovement
Dollyshots:atrack beinglaidonsetfor the camera to follow.
Trackingshots: a camera placedona movingvehicleswhichthenfollowsafigure orobject.
These are good waysof portrayingmovementorthe journeyof a character.
Hand heldshots: the handheldcameragivesa jerkyeffectwhichhelpscreate grittyrealismand
involvesthe viewerveryclosely.
Zoomin/out:thisiswhenthe camera getscloseror furtherawayfromthe actionina veryquick
movement.
The zoom lensmeansthatthe camera doesnotneedto be moved.
Thiscan suggestsurvaillence,voyerism,andintenseobservation.
It can alsoreveal informationorfocusanaudiencesattentiontodetail.
DollyvZoom
Usinga dollytopushin,to move the camera closerto a subject,givesthe viewerasense of beingin
the same space as the subject.
4. Zoomingonthe otherhand, isa magnificationof the frame ratherthana cameramove.It can cause
the audience tofeel claustrophobicorforce themtofixate ona single subject.
Movementand angles
Pans:whenthe camera moveshorizontally.the cameraisona tripodwhichoperatesata stationary
axispointas the camera isturned,oftentofollow amovingobjectwhichiskeptinthe middle of the
frame.
Tilts:A movementwhichscansascene vertically.
Highangle:The shot looksdownonthe action ina superiorposition.The observerdominates.
In thisimage the situationseemslifethreatning
Low angle:Thisshotlooksupat the actionfrombelow.the observerisinferior.
