Camera Shots

Aerial Shot:

An Aerial Movement is when the camera moves at a higher angle.

Tracking shot:

Is where the camera moves to follow the movement of a character or an object.

Tilt shot:

Is where the camera is stationary but it moves up and down.

Pan shot:

Is where the camera is stationary but moves left or right.

Fast and Furious:

Tracking shot of the cars ~ effect: emphasizing the speed of the train, audience think there could possibly be a collision between the cars and train, it builds suspense.

Tilt shot of the traffic lights: from red to green. It’s an action film; it builds up tension and drama.

Tracking shot: To follow the chase, creates tension.

Extreme close up:

-         Shows emotion

-         Shows the intimacy and details

Extreme long shot:

-         Setting/image fills the frame

Long shot:

- We see the subject in relation to their surrounding ~ the setting dominates

Medium long shot:

- Where the setting and the subject are in equal proportion

Medium shot:

-         Subject is cut off at the waist

-         You can still see their costume but also some of their emotions

Over the shoulder shots:

-         More involved in what’s going on

-         Follows the conversation and subjects response

-         Become apart of the conversation

-         Mostly in soaps

High angle:

- Shots can make the subject appear weak and more vulnerable

Low angle:

- Shots where the camera is looking up at the subject can make them appear more powerful and menacing