More Camera Angles, Shots and Movements

More Camera Angles, Shots and Movements

Angles and Movement

Angles: 
High angle the camera is elevated above the action by crane but not as extreme as a bird’s eye view

Canted angle the camera is tilted slightly, this is mostly seen in POV shots

Low angle shot near the ground and the background is usually the sky or the ceiling.

Movement: 
Pan the camera moves horizontally across the scene very slowly and steady

Tilt A movement which scans a scene vertically, otherwise similar to a pan

Track any shot where the camera moves alongside the object(s) it is recording

Dolly (equipment) a wheeled cart that allows the camera to move smoothly and horizontally

 
Crane allows shots from high up as it moves the camera vertically 

Steadicam stops the camera from shaking as it moves through a scene

Handheld the camera is held in the operator’s hand instead of being mounted on a tripod

Zoom the camera zooms in on an object to add dramatic effect

Reverse Zoom the camera zooms out of an object to reveal the rest of the scene

Camera Shots

Camera Shots

Extreme Long Shot A wider frame value in which subjects in the frame are small; a building, cityscape. See also establishing shot.

Close Up A value of framing where the size of the subject is relatively large and fills most of the frame. For instance, a person’s head seen from the neck up, or an object seen in detail

Medium Shot A value of framing in which the subject is a bit smaller than a medium close-up; a human figure from the waist up.

Long shot A value of framing where the whole subject is relatively small enough to fit the height of the frame.

Wide shot typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. 

Two shot a shot of two people together

Aerial shot a shot from taken from the air

Point of view shot a shot taken from where the character’s eyes would be placed

Over the shoulder shot a shot taken behind the shoulder of the character