Research into camerwork

Since the start of the year we've looking at cinematography. A few of the angles where:

Establishing shot - mostly done over the first scene of a movie or a TV show and in some cases done after the start of a film EG The Sixth Sense.

Extreme close up - usually just able to see the actor's eyes, commonly seen in horror films.

Medium close up - normally just the actors head and shoulders with very little background seen.

Point of view shot - when the camera takes the place of an actor so the audience sees what the
character sees allowing us to empathise with them.

Two shot - speaks for itself. When two people are in a single shot.

Over the shoulder shot - The camera is held over the shoulder of one actor looking at the other. Sometimes used for confrontations.

Crab shot - this is when the camera is to the side of the actor and is following them walking.




 Close up - it tightly frames a person or an object









Arch - used to show characters.


Crane shot -  a shot that goes up in a vertical direction







Upwards tilt - used to show height or power



Tracking shot - to push in or out of a shot. Pull out is often used to close a scene.