Cinematography

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Establishing Shot
An establishing shot informs the audience where the action is going to take place, it is usually a long shot and could show an iconic landscape such as New York or an object such as a Cafe sign.

Master Shot
A master shot establishes the distance between characters and where they are in their surroundings.

Extreme Close Up
An extreme close up shows the emotion on a characters face or the details on an object. Both of these features may be important in progressing the plot.

Close Up
A close up shows the top of the head to the shoulders of a character. This is used to show emotion and is commonly used in conversation.

Mid Shot
A mid shot captures from the waist to the top of the head. This shows the facial expressions as well as the body language of a character.

American Shot

The american shot, mediumlong shot or knee shot shows the majority of the character in a detailed way unlike the long shot.

Long Shot
A long shot shows the environment and allows the audience to see the characters surroundings. It could also represent the distance from a camera.

Extreme Long Shot

A extreme long shot is used to show the character and their surroundings, these normally have something in common. Sometimes to establish a scene.

Over the Shoulder Shot

Over the shoulder is usually used when characters are having a discussion.

High Angle Shot

A high angle shot shows the character as vulnerable and can be used to show the environment.

Low Angle

A low angle shot shows the characters as dominant as they tower above other characters and have the advantage in conflict.

Worms Eye View

A worms eye view is most commonly used for a third perspective. It also makes the audience feel extremely small.

Birds Eye View

A birds eye view emphasises the smallness of insignificance of the subjects.

Two Shot

This is to establish relationships between characters.

Canted Angle

To make the audience feel disorientated or anxious, used commonly in horror films.

Tilt
A tilt allows you to view up or down the character adding suspense to the film. Often used to show the vertical significance of something.

Pan
A pan is the rotation of horizontal movement of the camera. It is used to show the object in greater detail.

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