Research

Canera Shots

Shots i have research in films and hopefully use many of them for my film i am going to make, i will make sure my camera shots and angles are good and enthasises what is happening in the scene and what sort of genre it is.

Master/establishing shot- this is used to show the environement the charactwer is in, the character is normally not clearly seen and is the background of the shot so we know he is walking into the environment.

Medium shot- this is used to show the character from the hip upwards, this enables us to see the character clearly and to understand what he is doing weather he is carrying a gun or just jogging.
Close-up- this is a close up of the character normally his face, but in some cases it could be something he is holding liek a gun or a bomb so the viewer is able to see clearly of what he is holding.

POV - this is used to show the characters point of view it enables the audience to connect with the character and able to be in his postion and understand where he is going and what he maybe thinking to do next, such as seeing a bank door would suggest going in to rob the bank.

Dramatic angle - This adds to the emotion of the scene. A low angle shot can make a character or object seem very big and powerful, whereas a low angle shot can make a character look small and weak.

Pan- is used to show the speed of an object or character in motion for example a car driving past as till camera will only be a small clip of the car so the user will automatically think he is travelling at a fast speed.

Camera Angles

180 degree rule

The 180 degree is a rule within the film production,which is nearly always abided by but like everything there are some cases it is not. It is a basic rule in film editing, that shows two objects or characters in the same scene. They are always seen on the same side, so either left or right. This will always be the case unless the cameras cross over the imaginary line (red zone).

Shot reverse shot

This is a film technique, where a character is looking towards another character, and the other character is shown looking back. The characters are both looking in opposite directions but the viewer thinks that they are looking at one another.

Match on Action

Match on action is two different camera shots of the same action, this camera shot makes it look continuous and uniterrupted once the two shots are put together. An example of this could be of a footballer kicking a ball and then the second shot could be the ball moving through the air into the goal.