Shots and Angles
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This document outlines various camera shots and angles used in filmmaking including: 1) The rule of thirds which divides the frame into nine parts to place important elements along the horizontal and vertical lines. 2) Establishing shots which show the subject and environment to set the scene. 3) Extreme long shots which can be up to 1/4 km long to set the landscape or exterior building scene. 4) Medium and close up shots which focus intimately on subjects and emphasize important details.
Shots and Angles
- 1. Shots and AnglesCOMM-1067Information and CommunicationTechnologyMiss BaldaroUnit 2. Activity 3, 2011
- 2. Rule of ThirdsWithin a camera’s frame, the image is divided into two equally spaced horizontal and vertical lines creating 9 parts. Important elements should be placed along these lines.
- 3. Establishing ShotThis shot shows the subject in the environment; the viewer is able to see the full image of the subject with ample surrounding.
- 4. Extreme Long ShotThese can be up to ¼ km long and is used to set the scene. It usually shows an outside of a building or a landscape.
- 5. Long ShotThis shot shows the subject in its entirety from head to toe. The head is near the top of the frame and the feet near the bottom.
- 6. Medium ShotThis contains the subject from the waist or knee level up to the head, it is mainly used in dialogue.
- 7. Chest ShotThe setting in the background is still visible, the lower frame line cuts through the subject leaving just their chest and head.
- 8. Close UpThese shots are very intimate shots. They magnify the subject and emphasize either the subject or object that is deemed important.
- 9. Extreme Close-UpThese are just a more extreme version of the close up which magnifies the image further, almost to the point which is surreal to the human eye.
- 10. Over the ShoulderThis shot shows what the subject or main person is looking at or interacting with. It is usually followed immediately by the reverse angle showing the main person looking.
- 11. Two ShotThis shot show cases two people in the same scene and their interaction with each other.
- 12. Point of ViewThis is a first person shot that shows the view from the subject’s perspective.
- 13. Bird’s Eye ViewThis shot shows a scene from directly above. It is an aerial view looking down on the scene.
- 14. Eye LevelThis shot is positioned where the subject’s eyes are directly level with the camera.
- 15. High Angle LevelThe camera in this shot is elevated above the subjects head to emphasize actions.
- 16. Low Angle LevelThis shot is very much the opposite of the high angle level shot, showing the action from an upward perspective rather than a downward one on the subject.
- 17. Oblique ShotThis is when the camera is tilted. It shows an imbalance and is often thought to be unstable.