Camera angles
- 2. Extreme long shot • Extreme long shot is a scene-setting, establishing shot. It normally shows an exterior, eg the outside of a building, or a landscape. It is often used to show scenes of thrilling action eg in a war film or disaster movie. There will be very little detail visible in the shot, it's meant to give a general impression rather than specific information.
- 3. Long shot • The long shot is the most difficult one to categories , but it the one that show the image as a “life size” image corresponding to the real distance. This shot shows a full shot of a person with the head near the top and the feet near the bottom with plenty of background on show to be able to give ideas of where the scene set.
- 4. Medium shot • Medium shot contains a figure from the knees/waist up and is normally used for dialogue scenes, or to show some detail of action.Background detail is minimal, probably because location has been established
- 5. Medium close up • A medium close up shot shows less then the medium shot as this cuts of around the breast pocket, it is generally uses in new interview shots.
- 6. Close up • The close up shows very little background as it concentrates on either a face, or a specific detail of mise en scène. Everything else is just a blur in the background, It also shows the importance of things
- 7. Big close up • A big close up shot is a very intimate shot, its great in dramatic moments when the actor is giving their all.
- 8. Extreme close up • An extreme close up is an extreme version of the close up, generally magnifying beyond what the human eye would experience in reality. An extreme close-up of a face, for instance, would show only the mouth or eyes, with no background detail. This is a very artificial shot, and can be used for dramatic effect.