CAMERA SHOT TYPES &

ANGLES
 CAMERA ANGLES
Determines the audience viewpoint, how a story is seen & the scenery/area
Variety keeps audience interested
Use tripod for steady angles = better set up
Frame the shot appropriately
Maintain scene direction
Remember the rule of thirds
Be mindful of the viewfinder & background
Choose a backdrop carefully
 4 STYLES OF FILM MAKING
DOCUMENTARY- recording of real events

NARRATIVE- general story telling

INSTRUCTIONAL- how to videos (teach/ inform viewer)

EXPERMENTAL- film for films sake, using the camera, accessories or effects to
gain a new approach or process to film making (about breaking rules &
experimenting)
 KEY VOCABULARY FOR FILM
MAKING
AESTHETICS- concerned with the beauty of the appreciation of beauty

GENRE- a category of artistic composition

CINEMA- the production of movies as an art or an industry

 BUILDING BLOCKS OF FILM
MAKING
FRAME
SHOT
SCENE
SEQUENCE
 MID SHOT (MEDIUM SHOT)

Shot from the wait upwards

 ESTABLISHING SHOT

Usually of scenery
Sets the scene
 CLOSE UP

Shows emotion
Conveys feelings to the
audience
 EXTREME CLOSE UP

Focuses on facial features

Adds intense atmosphere
 MASTER SHOT

The main camera shot

Captures the scene
straight on from the most
convenient view
 OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

Puts the viewer in the point of view of the actor

Used typically in conversations
Cant break the 180degree rule- stay on the
same side of each shoulder so it looks
believable
 LONG SHOT

Shows the whole body, head to toe

Tends to show the background as well
therefore setting the scene
 HIGH ANGLE SHOT

Presents the character as powerless

 LOW ANGLE SHOT

Presents the character as

powerful
 POV/ POINT OF VIEW SHOT

the audience sees the viewpoint of

the character
Makes the audience feel more
involved
 DUTCH ANGLE

Creates uneasiness due to a tilted off set angle

 DOLLY ZOOM

Camera is fixed to something with wheels on it

Play with perspective, the background moves but it looks like the camera is
moving
Moving the camera in and changing the lense at the same time (lense pulling
back)
 LONG TAKE

No cuts or edits
Filmed in one take
 EXTREME LONG SHOT

A shot showing the whole body,

head to tow, from a far distance
Shows the landscape/ backdrop
TILT
 TWO SHOT

A shot featuring two people/ characters

 THREE SHOT

Shot featuring three

characters/people
 GROUP SHOT

Shot featuring & focusing on a group

of people