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Types of Camera Shots

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Extreme long-shot
The extreme long shot is a show which is used to
establish the scene. Typically it will illustrate the
exterior of a building
or the land scape in
which the film takes
place. Extreme long-shots give little detail to small scale objects but
provides an impression of a place and the mood it holds. It can be
used very effectively in a war or thriller film for example to show to
the reader the damage or carnage caused throughout the film.

Long-shot
The long shot is a shot used to give the audiences
view of a scene if they were acting as a spectator to
the scene.
It provides
a life sized
shot of
what they would see from their seat in the cinema to the
screen. The focus in these type of shot is of the characters,
however there is still a fair amount of scenery in the
background.


Mid shot
The mid shot illustrates a fair amount of detail of
the character the shot is focusing on, and very little
of the background, and the background of the mis
en scene is typically blurry as the audience is
encouraged to only look and feel connected to the
character not the background or place. It creates a
certain trust of the character, because if the audience acted as the character the two are too close to
be strangers to each other. It can also be used to create maximum effect of dialogue so the
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characters can be seen but not much eles.


Close-up
This shot shows next to
nothing but the focus of the
shot. The shot is used to
magnify the person so the
audience can take in the
detail of the character or
object. It could be words
written on a piece of paper (no other shot will make
the words legible) or an expression of a characters face. It is used to make the reader feel incredibly
comfortable with the character or the opposite.

Extreme close-up
As its name suggests, an extreme version of the
close up, generally magnifying beyond what the
human eye would see in reality. An extreme close-
up of a face, for instance, would show only the
mouth or eyes, with no
background detail at all. This
is a very fake shot but can
used for an extreme effect
such as too create tension, it is artificial because the camera shot evades the
actors personal space. It is a difficult shot to take because even the slightest camera shake will be
noticeable.
High angle shot
The high angle shot makes the audience feel they
are above the character literally as well as in
terms of class and moral beliefs. It shows the
background beneath the character in little detail
however the focus is the character beneath. This
shot is typically used when the good guy has got
the bad guy before he delivers a long speech
before
killing
them.
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POV Shot
The shot enables the audience to play out one
of the characters in the scene. It creates an
enforced bond between character and
audience as they literally are acting as one
another.


Two shot
Two shot illustrates the two main protagonists of the
scene. Two shots are a method of establishing a bond
between two characters, an example of this would be
two sports presenters commentating on a football
game. It creates the effect that the two are equal in the
shot because it focuses on the two of them. A two-shot
could also involve movement or action. It is a good way
to follow the interaction between two people without
getting distracted by their surroundings.
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Over the Shoulder
This shot helps to make the audience aware of the position of each person, and get the feel of
looking at one person from the other's POV. It additionally illustrates some of the scenery to enforce
their position of the mis en scene.
It's usual to cut between these shots during a conversation, alternating the view between the
different speakers.