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Camera Shots
Camera Shots
Desnotre Watson
Objectives
By the end of the lesson learners will be
able to
Explain the term Framing
Identify and name industry accepted
conventions for camera shot sizes
EXT Analyse the effect these visual codes
have on the meaning or purpose of a
film
Starter
What
Framing
Shots are all about composition.
Rather than pointing the
camera at the subject, you
need to compose an image
FRAMING is the process of
creating composition
MS Mid shot
Shows the top half of a
persons body. Cuts off at the waist.
LS Long Shot
Shows a person in full length, including
their feet
Establishing shot
(ES)
Used
in scenesetting,
establishing shots.
They normally
show an exterior
meant to give a
general impression
rather than specific
information.
Medium or Mid
Shot (MS)
a figure
from the
knees/waist up
and is normally
used for dialogue
scenes, or to
show some detail
of action.
Backgroud detail
is minimal.
very little
background, and
concentrates on either a
face, or a specific detail of
mise en scne.
Everything else is just a
blur in the background.
This shot magnifies the
object and shows the
importance of things, be it
words written on paper, or
the expression on
someone's face.
Close-Up
(CU)
Close up
ECU (Extreme Close Up)
Shows extreme detail.
For people, the ECU is used to
convey emotion.
MCU (Medium Close Up)
Half way between a MS and a
CU.
Shows the face more clearly,
without getting uncomfortably
close.
shot
Camera Angle
The
High
Angle
Low Angle
Tilted frame
eye view
The camera is above the
action, looking down at it.
High
angle
Low
angle
angle
Worms Eye
View
The camera is directly
below the action.
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe2PqbUk0bU
Long Shot
Establishing Shot
Medium
Close-Up
or Mid
Crop this so it is a an
Extreme
Close-
Using and the Insert tab at the top, draw and label
each shot type (ES, LS, CU, ECU) for the following
pictures in the same way as modelled earlier in the
lesson.
Using and the Insert tab at the top, draw and label
each shot type (ES, LS, CP, ECU) for the following
pictures in the same way as modelled earlier in the
lesson.
Using and the Insert tab at the top, draw and label
each shot type (ES, LS, CP, ECU) for the following
pictures in the same way as modelled earlier in the
lesson.
Using and the Insert tab at the top, draw and label
each shot type (ES, LS, CP, ECU) for the following
pictures in the same way as modelled earlier in the
lesson.
Using and the Insert tab at the top, draw and label
each shot type (ES, LS, CP, ECU) for the following
pictures in the same way as modelled earlier in the
lesson.
Plenary
QUIZ!
Can you
explain each of the
following 5 shots?
Camera movement
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z68dMBAAn
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_
P3oxjnFr0c
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3EnnBD
gMww
Dolly/
Tracking shot
Crane Shot
Handheld
Steadicam
Pan/ Panning
Tilt/ Tilting
Zoom
Conclusion
Industry
quiz
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aKmPugL
Nh
In small groups
Using the magazines.
Find and Identify.
Extreme Close up (ECU)
Close up (ECU)
Mid Shot (MS)
Long shot (LS)/ Wide Shot (WS)