Week 3_Camera angles
- 1. What is a Camera?A Guide to Creativity
- 2. Power Rules Review1. Use a TripodA tripod will give stability for beautiful steady footage 3. Lock and RollLock it: frame your shot then do not touch the camera.
- 3. Roll It: record and let run it for at least 10 seconds.2. Rule of ThirdsPlace points of interest on the lines or intersections.
- 4. 2. Rule of Thirds
- 5. 4. FOCUSZoom in on your subject
- 6. Focus
- 7. (If it is a person, focus on their eyes)Shot Type Review
- 8. ELS: Extreme Long ShotUse this shot to establish the areaLS: Long ShotShow the entire person or subjectMS: Medium ShotFrame the subject from the waist upCU: Close UpShow a particular part of your subject. For people this usually means that the shot frames just the head and shoulders.ECU: Extreme Close UpMuch closer than the CU. Details. For a person this could be the eyes and mouth only.Camera Angles
- 9. Child’s EyeThe camera is positioned so that the child’s eyes are level with the lens of the camera.
- 10. Eye LevelA fairly neutral shot; the camera is positioned to be at the eye level of the subject.
- 11. High AngleCamera is placed above eye level, looking downward. This shot makes the object look smaller, confused, or more childlike.
- 12. Low AngleCamera is placed below eye level, looking upward. This shot makes the object look bigger, stronger, or more noble.
- 13. Bird’s Eye ViewThis shows a scene from directly overhead, a very unnatural and strange angle.