These are my notes on cimeatography

1. OCR level 3 Cambridge technical introducing diploma
 Vocational coursewith 1 full A level
 100% coursework –no exams
 Graded pass; pass, merit, distinction, distinction *
 7 units throughoutthe whole year
Units of study
Year 12:
 Unit 1 – Analysing media products and audiences (mandatory unit)
 Unit 14 – Producing a print based media product
 Unit 21 – Audio advertising media (radio industry)
Year 13:
 Unit 16 – Planning and pitching an audio-visualmedia product
 Unit 11 – Script writing media products
 Unit 17 – Producing an audio-visualmedia product
 Unit 23 – Planning for media exhibition and event
Textual Analysis
Cinematography
Shot types /movements:
When describing different cinematics shots, differentterms are used to
indicate the amount of subjectmatter contained within a frame, how far away
fromthe subjectit is and the perspectiveof the viewer. Each different shothas
a different purposeand effect.

2. Establishing shot - Taken from far away to tell the
audience where you are.
Wide shot – Broader
shotto emphasisesize
and make the scene
more dramatic.
Crane shots – Dolly shots in the air, it is a useful way of
moving the camera.
Birds Eye View / Ariel shot – Usually taken from a droneor helicopter. Often
used at the beginning of the film to establish a setting.
Long shot – Camera is placed far away to capture a large area of view. If of a
person you can see the whole of them.
Mediumshot – Mostcommon shotused in a
movie. Itshould contain all the action of the
scene and should be well matched with the flow
of the long shot. Shows a person from their
middle upwards.
Close-upshot – Shows very little background and focus’ on
a face or an object. This shows theimportance of that
specific thing. A closeup of a
face is an intimate shot.
Extreme Close-upshot –Generally magnifying
beyond what the human eye can experience. On a
face would only show the eye or the mouth.
Point of View – We see what the actor sees. Could
introduce sympathy with the viewer or
tension if hostile.
Over the Shoulder shot – We see what
the actor sees, as an ‘accomplice’.
Two shot – This shows a conversation,
link or reaction between characters, a connection,
relationship, or conflict.

3. Shot / Reverse shot:
Pans – A movement which scans the scene horizontally. The camera is placed
on the tripod which acts as a stationary axis point as the camera is turned.
Tilts – A movement which scans the scenevertically, otherwisethe sameas a
pan.
Tracking – The camera moves left or right, up or down, often with the actor.
Highangle – This shotlooks down on the action from the superior position.
Low angle – This shotlooks up at the action from below, the observer is
weak/inferior.
Dolly shots – The camera is placed on a moving vehical and moves along side
an action or the action.
Hand-heledshots – Gives a jerky or out of focus shotto give moreof a realism
sense.
Zoom/Reverse zoom – The camera gets closer to or moves away from the
action in a very quick movement. The camera doesn’tneed to be moved.