STORYBOARD

LESSON 3

CAMERA ANGLES AND MOVEMENTS

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CONTENTS

1. CAMERA ANGLES
2. CAMERA MOVEMENTS
3. LAB 2

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High Angle Shot

• A high angle shot is a cinematic

technique where the camera looks
down on the subject from a high angle
and the point of focus often gets
“swallowed up”.

• High angle shots can make the

subject seem vulnerable or powerless
when applied with the correct mood,
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setting, and effects.

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An Overhead Shot

• An overhead shot is when the camera is

placed directly above the subject.

• Its somewhere around a 90-degree angle

above the scene taking place

• Overhead shots are also called a bird

view, bird’s eye view, or elevated shot
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• Its placement is somewhat near the
actions.

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The bird’s eye view (Eagle’s eye view)

• Bird’s eye view shot are taken

directly above the scene to
establishing the landscape and
the actors relationship to it.

• Bird view are often shot from a

40-degree angle.

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Low Angle Shot

• A low angle shot frames the

subject from below the eye
line of a subject, pointing
upward.

• An extreme low-angle shot

is positioned below the
subject’s feet, offering a
sharper contrast in the shot.

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The Worm’s Eye View

• Is a shot that is looking up

from the ground, and is
meant to give the viewer the
feeling that they are looking
up at the character from way
below and it is meant to
show the view that a child or
a pet would have.

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Dolly

• Imagine viewing a scene

from a slow-moving railroad
cart.

• Dollies refer to horizontal

movements of the camera.

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Push in/ Push out

• Imagine the camera sliding closer

towards the subject.

• Trucking/ Pushing refer to forward

and backward motions of the
camera.

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Boom (Pedestal)

• A boom shot is a moving

camera shot in which the
camera is placed on the
end of a boom arm
attached to a fixed anchor

• Imagine viewing a scene

on the end of the seesaw
as it rises up.

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Pan

• The camera pan directs a camera

horizontally left or right.
• The pan camera movement is
typically achieved with a tripod
head, but can also be
done handheld or with a stabilizer.
• Pans are often motivated by a
character’s actions. They can also
be used to reveal new information
to the audience.
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Tilt

• Camera tilts are just like

pans, only vertical.
• Tilt camera movements
direct a camera upward or
downward.
• Camera tilts can be used
to give a character
dominance in a shot or to
reveal new information to
the audience.
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Roll

• The camera roll is a rotational

camera movement that rotates the
camera over its side on its long
axis.
• Rolls can be dizzying and
unnatural.
• For this reason, filmmakers use it to
disorient the audience or create
uneasiness.
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Tracking shot

• A tracking shot is any shot that physically moves the camera through the
scene for an extended amount of time.
• Tracking camera movement often follows a traveling subject, though they can
be used to simply show off the scene.

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Crane

• A crane shot is similar to boom shot except a movie crane has a much larger
field of view and its pivot arm can extend out as well as rotate.

• A crane can also travel on tracks and can be pushed through the scene.

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Stead Cam

• A steadicam shot is a camera that is mounted to the cameraman.

• Imagine yourself as the camera as you walk with the actors through the
action of the shot

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Zolly or the Hitchcock Effects

• A Zolly is a specialized
effect creating an emphasis
on the change created
between the background
and foreground elements.

• This camera move gives an

unnatural feeling to the
reality of the scene

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Exercise 02
• Student spend time and find at least 3 shots of different kind of camera angle
from movies or video clips.
• Student then require to redraw their storyboard in these different camera
angle.

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Exercise 03
• Student spend time and find at least 3 shots of different camera movements
from movies or video clips.
• Student then require to redraw their storyboard in these camera movements

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