Jeff Githinji

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Workflow and Creative Camera Techniques
Castle close up shot. This shot shows the castle
dominating the frame and giving the view a
glimpse of what royalty might have been like in
the Victorian age. Although the picture itself is
taken from roughly 40 yards out, the size of the
castle still struggles to fit. In a close up shot the
usual goal is to portray the emotion of the
character or simply show a more detail
perception to the audience regarding the scene.
In this instance the castle is seen in more detail
in comparison to the wider and longer shot. The
subject on the bike helps give an understanding
of the size of the building.

Castle Medium shot

The medium shot helps give the viewers an

understanding of what surrounds the subject. It
gives the subject and the surrounds an equal
amount of space in order to emphasize their
presence. Its considered one of the more
commonly used shots as it presents the subject
with focus and at the same time portrays their
environments. In comparison to the close up,
this medium shots helps us establish the castle
is on some sort of hill or land. This alone
changes the way one might think of the castle
in terms of its size, location etc. It helps raise
new questions but also provides more answers.

Castle long shot

The long shot is mainly used as an establishing

shot. It helps to set a scene and usually
provides more information about the scenery
around the subject however not going into
detail. The shot is usually dominated by the
landscape. In this case we see the hill the castle
is sitting on, but we also see the enormous
amount of land around it. In this scenario it
helps us as an audience see the sheer presence
it holds and just how big it actually is.