Camera Shots, Camera Movement and Camera Angles !

In class this week, we have also been discussing different camera shots, the camera movement in a film and a variety of camera angles. The range of camera shots that we have been looking at include:
- Extreme Long Shot: The view that shows a wide range of a setting and the subject is very far away. Often used as an establishing shot.
- Long Shot: The subject takes up the full frame, but the frame also shows some of the background.
- Mid Shot: Shows the whole subject, with no background included.
- Medium Close-up: Shows half of the subject, usually the top half.
- Close-up: A certain feature or part of the subject that takes up the whole frame.
- Extreme Close-up: The ECU shows extreme detail and highlights only part of the subject. Usually is used to show emotion.

The different camera movements that we have looked at are:
- Crab
- Dolly
- Pan
- Tilt
- Tracking
- Trucking
- Zooming

The camera angles that we have looked at involve:
- Eye Level: This is the most common view, being the real-world angle that we are all used to. It shows subjects as we would expect to see them in real life. It is a fairly neutral shot.
- High Angle: A high angle shows the subject from above, i.e. the camera is angled down towards the subject. This has the effect of diminishing the subject, making them appear less powerful, less significant or even submissive.
- Low Angle: This shows the subject from below, giving them the impression of being more powerful or dominant.

Reference:
http://www.mediacollege.com/video/shots/