CAMERA SHOTS, ANGLES
AND MOVEMENT.
What is a shot?
 A shot is a series of frames, that runs for an
uninterrupted period of time.
 Film shots are an essential aspect of a movie where
angles, transitions and cuts are used to further
express emotion, ideas and movement.
 In production, a shot is the moment that the camera
starts rolling until the moment it stops.
 In film editing, a shot is the continuous footage or
sequence between two edits or cuts.
Camera Shot Categories
 Extreme Long shot
 Long shot
 Wide Shot
 Establishing shot
 Mid / Medium Shot
 Medium Close-up
 Close up shot
 Extreme Close Up
 Birds eye view shot
 Over the shoulder shot
 Point of view shot
 Two Shot
Extreme Long Shot
 A wider frame value in which subjects in the frame
are small; a building, cityscape.
Long Shot
 A shot which displays a full figure from top to tip
showing the entire object or human figure.
Wide Shot
 Long shot as a "wide shot" because it often requires
the use of a wide-angle lens.
Establishing Shot
 When a long shot is used to set up a location and its
participants in film and video, it is called a
establishing shot.
Mid / Medium Shot
 A shot displaying the human figure / object in half.
Medium Close-up
 A shot which displays the figure in a little close-up
form but the head and shoulders are very much in
the frame.
Close-up shot
 It is a type of shot, which tightly frames a person or
an object. Close-ups display the most detail, but
they do not include the broader scene.
Extreme Close Up
 The shot is so tight that only a detail of the subject,
such as someone's eyes, can be seen
Birds eye shot
 A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object
from above, with a perspective as though the
observer were a bird.
Over the shoulder shot
 An over the shoulder shot (also over shoulder, OS,
OTS, or third-person shot) is a shot of someone or
something taken from the perspective or camera
angle from the shoulder of another person.
Point of view shot
 A point of view shot (also known as POV shot or a
subjective camera) shows what a character (the
subject) is looking at (represented through the
camera).
Two-Shot
 A Two shot is a type of shot employed in the film
industry in which the frame encompasses a view of
two people (the subjects).
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Camera Angle
 The camera angle marks the specific location at
which a camera is placed to take a shot.
 A scene may be shot from several camera angles
simultaneously
Camera Angle Categories
 High Angle shot
 Low Angle shot
 Eye-level camera angle
High Angle shot
 A high angle shot is usually when the camera
angle is located above the eyeline.
 Connotes inferiority.
Low Angle shot
 A low-angle shot, is a shot from a camera
positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below
the eyeline, looking up.
 Connotes superiority.
Eye-level camera angle
 It is a shot when the camera is positioned on the
same level as that of the character in the film.
Camera Movement Categories
 Panning
 Tilt
 Zoom
 Tracking / Dolly
Panning
 Panning refers to the rotation in a horizontal plane
of a camera.
Tilt
 Technique in which the camera is stationary and
rotates in a vertical plane
Zoom
 A camera movement requiring a zoom lens ("zoom
in/out")
Tracking / Dolly
 The camera is mounted to the dolly and the camera
assistant usually ride on the dolly to operate the
camera.
 For smooth movement.
Pop quiz
 What was the vertical movement of the camera
called?
 …horizontal?

Camera shots, angles and movements

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    What is ashot?  A shot is a series of frames, that runs for an uninterrupted period of time.  Film shots are an essential aspect of a movie where angles, transitions and cuts are used to further express emotion, ideas and movement.  In production, a shot is the moment that the camera starts rolling until the moment it stops.  In film editing, a shot is the continuous footage or sequence between two edits or cuts.
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    Camera Shot Categories Extreme Long shot  Long shot  Wide Shot  Establishing shot  Mid / Medium Shot  Medium Close-up  Close up shot  Extreme Close Up  Birds eye view shot  Over the shoulder shot  Point of view shot  Two Shot
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    Extreme Long Shot A wider frame value in which subjects in the frame are small; a building, cityscape.
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    Long Shot  Ashot which displays a full figure from top to tip showing the entire object or human figure.
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    Wide Shot  Longshot as a "wide shot" because it often requires the use of a wide-angle lens.
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    Establishing Shot  Whena long shot is used to set up a location and its participants in film and video, it is called a establishing shot.
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    Mid / MediumShot  A shot displaying the human figure / object in half.
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    Medium Close-up  Ashot which displays the figure in a little close-up form but the head and shoulders are very much in the frame.
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    Close-up shot  Itis a type of shot, which tightly frames a person or an object. Close-ups display the most detail, but they do not include the broader scene.
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    Extreme Close Up The shot is so tight that only a detail of the subject, such as someone's eyes, can be seen
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    Birds eye shot A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object from above, with a perspective as though the observer were a bird.
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    Over the shouldershot  An over the shoulder shot (also over shoulder, OS, OTS, or third-person shot) is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person.
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    Point of viewshot  A point of view shot (also known as POV shot or a subjective camera) shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera).
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    Two-Shot  A Twoshot is a type of shot employed in the film industry in which the frame encompasses a view of two people (the subjects).
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    Camera Angle  Thecamera angle marks the specific location at which a camera is placed to take a shot.  A scene may be shot from several camera angles simultaneously
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    Camera Angle Categories High Angle shot  Low Angle shot  Eye-level camera angle
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    High Angle shot A high angle shot is usually when the camera angle is located above the eyeline.  Connotes inferiority.
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    Low Angle shot A low-angle shot, is a shot from a camera positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eyeline, looking up.  Connotes superiority.
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    Eye-level camera angle It is a shot when the camera is positioned on the same level as that of the character in the film.
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    Camera Movement Categories Panning  Tilt  Zoom  Tracking / Dolly
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    Panning  Panning refersto the rotation in a horizontal plane of a camera.
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    Tilt  Technique inwhich the camera is stationary and rotates in a vertical plane
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    Zoom  A cameramovement requiring a zoom lens ("zoom in/out")
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    Tracking / Dolly The camera is mounted to the dolly and the camera assistant usually ride on the dolly to operate the camera.  For smooth movement.
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    Pop quiz  Whatwas the vertical movement of the camera called?  …horizontal?