MEDIA SHOT TYPES &

REPRESENTATIONS
Lily Johnstone
SHOT TYPES & TYPES OF CUTS
v Extreme long shot/establishing shot - Usually setting the scenery
v Medium closeup - In-between midshot and close up
v Long shot/wide shot
v Extreme close up - Shows extreme detail
v Medium shot/mid shot
v Medium long shot
v Cut in shot - Part of the subject in detail
v Close up - Neck and shoulders
v Cut away -Something other than the subject
v Two shot – two people in the shot
v Over the shoulder shot – makes audience feel as though they are part of the
conversation
v Noddy shot – subject in frame nodding
v POV shot – catching a reaction
v Weather shot – sets the tone/feeling of the scenev
Ø Straight cut
Ø Fade in and out
Ø Dissolve
Ø Wipe
Ø Flip frame
Ø Jump cut
COORDINATING SHOTS
Juxtaposition and meaning – linking two shots together
The Kuleshov effect – putting up images and linking it to facial expressions (manipulating)
Points to consider:
q Narrative
q Characters
q Relationships
q Genre
q Shot choices
q Continuity
Four areas of editing:
q Graphic relations – joining two shots of similar/identical content (continuity)
- two completely different shots containing different content
(discontinuity)
q Rhythmic relations – fast action scenes such as a car chase should be in shorter shots to make it
fast paced
- slower emotional scenes should be filmed in longer shots so that all emotion is
captured and understood by the audience
q Temporal relations – showing the life of someone for example in a 2 hour movie when they’ve
lived for 90 years. This links with ‘the bomb theory’ which is when we as
the audience know something the characters don’t
q Spatial relations – spatial awareness, for example the 180 degree rule