Camera Shots
Camera Shots Pt 2
Camera Movement
Camera Angles
Analysis Paralysis
100
What is a close-up shot used for?
To show a character's emotions by focusing closely on their face.
100
A type of shot that looks down on a scene or characters.
What is an aerial shot?
100
This type of movement brings the audience closer to a subject by adjusting the camera and bringing the audience closer to a character's facial expression.
What is a zoom?
100
What does a high-angle shot make a subject seem?
Weak, vulnerable, or small.
100
Watch the following clip from La La Land. This is the type of camera movement used and how it creates meaning.
What is panning?
200
What is a medium shot?
A shot taken from a medium distance, typically showing a character from the waist up, allowing a balance of the subject and the surroundings.
200
A type of shot that depicts the full body of a character.
What is a long shot?
200
In this type of movement the camera remains static while moving up and down.
What is tilt?
200
What effect does a low-angle shot have on the subject?
It makes the subject appear powerful or dominant.
200
Watch the following clip from Sense and Sensibility and identify the type of shot being used.
What is a close-up shot?
300
When is a wide shot typically used?
To set the scene and show a character's full body in relation to their environment.
300
This is the definition of two-shot.
What is a shot that contains 2 characters.
300
During this type of movement, the camera will remain static and move from left to right or right to left to reveal narrative information.
What is a pan?
300
This type of angle is when the angle is tilted to one side.
What is a dutch or canted angle?
300
Watch the following clip from Stephen King's The Shining. The type of shot being used is this.
What is an establishing shot?
400
How does a medium shot help tell the story in a scene?
It allows viewers to see both the character’s expressions and some of the surrounding context, balancing emotion and setting.
400
This is a shot that usually shows a location.
What is an establishing shot?
400
This type of movement places the camera above a landscape to show the size and scale of a setting or a building.
What is a crane, helicopter, or drone shot?
400
Why would a director choose to use a dutch or canted angle?
It can disorientate the audience.
400
Look at the following still from The Fellowship of the Ring. This is the type of camera angle being used and how it creates meaning.
What is a Dutch or canted angle?
500
Why would a director choose a wide shot over a close-up?
To emphasize the environment or situation the character is in, often used to create a sense of scale or isolation.
500
This is the definition of a master shot.
What is a camera set-up that remains consistent throughout the filming of an entire scene?
500
In this type of shot, the camera physically moves through a scene following a moving object.
What is a dolly shot?
500
How can combining both high and low-angle shots in a scene enhance storytelling?
It can contrast power dynamics between characters, showing one as dominant and the other as vulnerable, creating tension or drama.
500
Watch the following excerpt from Barry Lyndon. This is the type of camera movement being used and how it creates meaning.
What is a reverse zoom?