Task One: Match these camera angles or shots with their descriptions.

Description of Camera Shot

You can just see the head and shoulders of a person This shot is taken from a very long way away The viewer looks down on the person in the shot Neutral angle so the viewer is on the same level as the action Just one part of the person fills the screen. This is often used to focus on a characters emotions

Camera angle or shot

Long Shot

Mid Shot

Close Up

Extreme Close Up

Extreme Long Shot

Eye Level

This is a view of a character from the waist up The viewer looks up at the person in the shot This is a shot taken from a very long way away

High Angle

Low Angle

Task Two: Draw an example of each of the shots

Long Shot

Mid Shot

Close Up

Extreme Close Up

Extreme Long Shot

Eye Level

High Angle

Low Angle

Task Three: We are going to watch the trailer to the movie Holes. How many of these camera shots and angles can you see?
Camera Angle or Shot Long Shot Mid Shot Close Up Extreme Close Up Extreme Long Shot Eye Level High Angle Low Angle

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