This document discusses various cinematography techniques and their purposes:
1. Extreme close-ups draw attention and help audiences connect with characters by showing emotion.
2. Close-ups reveal more character details and bring audiences closer while still showing some background.
3. Medium close-ups give context about genre and background while ensuring the audience connects with the character.
4. Medium shots show the character's clothing, props, and background details.
1. Cinematography
1 Extreme close up – to showemotion,create anticipationand
tension,drawsthe audience’sattention,helpsaudience connect
withthe character.
2 Close up – we can see the face,useful toreveal more detail,
bringsus closertothe character,you can see some backgrounddetail,bringsfocuson
character.
3 Mediumclose up – couldgivawaygenre,revealsmore backgroundinformation,canalso
indicate protagonst,makessure thatyouare connectingwiththe character
4 mediumshot showsbackground,andshowsthe clothngof the character,showsus the
propsthat he isusing.
5 mediumwide shot – can give a perspectiveonthe importance of the character,givesmore
detail
6 Highangle shot-weakensthe charactermakesthemfeel small,canshow dangerand
tensionisalsodistortingdisorientating,makesthe audience feel uncomfortable
2. 7 over the shoulder– looksas if youare inthe scene,makesyoufeel partof the events,can
make youempathise withthe character,canshow multiple charactersina shot.
8 Point ofview – makesyoufeel like youare the character,makesyouempatheticwiththe
character whichcan be unnervingif theyare a bad character
9 Two shot–thisshowsconvocations/linksandreactions
10 Shotreverse iswhere acharacter is shownlookingoff screenatanothercharacterand then
the othercharacter is shownlookingback.
11 Cameramovement –tracking shotsare where a camera ison a track followingamoving
character
Hand heldshot – usedto create a ruggedsense of realismthisinvolvesthe viewerheavilyin
the scene
Dollyshot– the opposite of handheld,givesthe viewerasense of beinginthe same place
as the subject.
The zoom – where the lensmakesitas if the camera has gottenclosertoher subjectitalso
createsintensity zoomingismagnificationof the frame causingthe audience tofeel
claustrophobic
3. Pans – a movementthatscanshorizontally
Tilts– a movementthatscans vertically
Low angle – shotthat looksup at the character
Highangle – thisshotlooksupat the character fromabove.
