Glossary
- 1. Glossary High Angle Looking down on somebody or something, shows power Low Angle Looking up, the person is more dominant Birds-Eye View Looks directly down Canted Angle/Dutch Angle Not perfectly straight Worms Eye View Looking directly up at someone Zoom Get a closer look Tilt Tilts up and down, see something rise up Pan Static camera movement from right to left Track/Dolly Tracking peoples movement, following a chase?
- 2. Crane/Mechanical Shot Big metal arm with cameraman at the top, used for aerial shots Steadi Cam Gives more naturalistic fluid movements Handheld This gives more realism and is especially used in horrors to create suspense and transfer the emotions of the actor into the camera Deep Focus Elements at different depths are still in focus, this is to show that everyone in the room is important in the scene Shallow Focus Often used in close ups to focus on the character, it shows the main character in the scene Rule of Thirds Device used in filming where the frame is divided into 9 sections, the most important part of the scene covers the middle 3 vertical sections Eyeline Match Characters positions to maintain spatial continuity, to show that characters are conversing with eachother
- 3. Long Shot Full body in the shot Close Up Focuses on just the face, dramatic Medium Shot From the waist up Medium Close Up Shoulders and head in the shot Medium Long Shot From the knees up Extreme Close Up Eyes only in the shot Establishing Shot Establishes where the scene is taking place Point of View Shows the point of view of a character Two Shot Two people are in the shot
- 4. Over the Shoulder Shot Shows two people conversing