different shot types

Ben Sommerville Media Homework Camera shots

·         Master- A master shot is a recording of an entire scene. Master shots, also known as long shots or establishing shots, produce the foundational shot for a scene. All subsequent shots are used to highlight close-ups and other aspects of the scene. Master shots can be recorded using different techniques to enhance the emotions or atmosphere of a scene and can be used with any type of film equipment.

·         Extreme Close Up- a picture or scene taken from an extreme close range. You could show an extreme close-up of some lips while someone is speaking.

·         Close up- A photograph or a film or television shot in which the subject is tightly framed and shown at a relatively large scale. Close up shots would be used in an argument when two people are face to face at each other. This is because the camera is only showing the two peoples faces.

·         Mid medium shot- In photography, film, or videotape production, shot where the subject and background share equal dominance in the picture. A medium shot of an individual will take in the body from the knees or waist up.

·         Long shots- In photography, filmmaking and video production, a long show typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. A long shot would be used to show the larger settings before zooming in to show the detail.

·         Extreme long shot- A wider frame value in which subjects in the frame are small; a building, cityscape. The use of an extreme long shot could be used when a person is jumping of a building and you can only see the person slightly because of the extreme long shot. You would mostly see the buildings surrounding the person so the people viewing this would see what the person is jumping into.

·         Establishing shot- In motion pictures and television production, opening shot that establishes the environment of a show or scene. The establishing shot usually has a wide field of view and serves to orient the audience to the surroundings of the situation they are about to see.

·           High angle shot- Not so extreme as a bird's eye view. The camera is elevated above the action using a crane to give a general overview. High angles make the object photographed seem smaller, and less significant. The object or character often gets swallowed up by their setting - they become part of a wider picture.

 ·         Low angle shot- These increase height and give a sense of speeded motion. Low angles help give a sense of confusion to a viewer, of powerlessness within the action of a scene. The background of a low angle shot will tend to be just sky or ceiling, the lack of detail about the setting adding to the disorientation of the viewer. The added height of the object may make it inspire fear and insecurity in the viewer, who is psychologically dominated by the figure on the screen.

·         Point of view- This shot shows a view from the subject's perspective. It is usually edited in such a way that it is obvious whose POV it is.

·         Wide shot- A video or film recording made with the camera positioned to observe the most action in the performance.

 ·         Two shot- In film, a shot that gives us a character's point of view but that includes part of that character's shoulder or the side of the head in the shot.