Lights, Camera, Action

 Friday 30th September

Lights, Camera, Action

Shot Type:

Establishing shot, usually used to start a scene or show the area off

Master shot, usually after the establishing shot

Wide Shot, used when needing to establish the relationship of people and the surrounding they are in

Long Shot, used when needing to make statements about someones physicality or to show a character in full

Medium Long Shot, used to show someone as dangerous or confrontational

Mid Shot, neutral shot, Middle of the torso

Medium Close up, used to capture reaction and emotion

Close Up, Eye level, used to capture thoughts and feeling

Extreme Close Up, Frames a subject to a specific area

Insert shot, focuses on something that is crucial to the narrative

Camera Angle:

Low Angle, used to make a subject look more powerful

High Angle Shot, used to establish landscapes and areas. Also used to dwarf characters

Overhead Shot, good for showing conflict and movement, or capture scenes in full

Dutch Angle, creates a sense on unease and trauma. Magnifies tension

Eye level, creates a connection between the audience and the character

Shoulder Level shot, often used during convocations, frequently become an over the the shoulder shot

Often linked to the cowboy shot, usually used to create tension

Knee Level Shot, can be use to showcase details

Ground level shot, placed on the ground or sometimes below the ground, used to track character movement throughout a scene

Framing:

Single, Features one person along in the frame, character is the primary focus. Best used to convey a characters isolation

Two Shot, All about showing a visual relationship between 2 people

Over The Shoulder, usually singles out one person

POV, The point of view of someone or something, usually paired with POV audio

Insert Shot, can be used with a POV shot but usually used to highlight a single object

Camera Movement:

Static, locking the camera to a tripod so there is no camera movement great for conversations

Pan, used to show something else off in the scene, slow pan creates tension

Tilt, can be used to give characters dominance or vulnerability, also can be used for extra info

Push In, the camera physically moves, can be used to show specific detail such as objects and text

Pull Out, shows off the setting or characters

Zoom, shows emotion of the characters and context of them

Crash Zoom, creates dramatic effect and comedic effect

Tracking, moves with the subject, immerses the audience into the scene. Also builds tension

Wednesday 5th October

HOMEWORK:

Iron Man (2008)

The opening scene starts off with an establishing shot, which gives the viewers an insight on the setting. It then cuts to a high angle shots that shows, and follows a convoy of army vehicles. It then shows a mid shot of Tony Stark in one of the vehicles with a solider. It the uses an over the shoulder shot on the whiskey glass to separate Stark and the solider, especially the gap in wealth and importance. Suddenly they become under attack and it uses close up shots to capture the emotion of Tony Stark. It then cuts to black and it uses an extreme close up to capture the sweat, blood and fear on Starks face when he is captured and is kept under a lamp.

EVALUATION:

https://youtu.be/2Y22AFT2AT0

Camera work was good, but I need to make sure I leave headroom and make sure I do not break the 180 degree rule. The black and white worked well and the sound effects create a sense of reality, and creates a narrative to fall back on.