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ALL ABOUT SHOTS AND ANGLES

Once again, in this blog I will be highlighting something really interesting ie photography shots and angles that we studied. This is the main part of media as a subject. These are the types of advanced camera shots that are used in filming to convey an effect or emotion. We were given an assignment to take some of our own shots from a wide array of angles.


                              EXTREME LONG SHOT: 

















This is an extreme long shot that covers a wide area of landscape and surroundings and this shot is taken from a distance. 


                                             FULL SHOT:


This shot shows the subject fully from head to toe ie top to bottom. A full shot mainly includes the subject and nothing else. 

LONG SHOT:


This is an example of a long shot. In this specific shot the subject is shown along with their surroundings. It shows the whole environment as well as the subject themselves.

MEDIUM SHOT: 





A medium shot or mid-shot is a camera angle shot from a medium distance and is up the waist.  This permits some of the background to be seen in accordance to the subject.


MEDIUM LONG SHOT: 



This shot is also known as the 3 quarter shot and the medium long shot. This specific shot shows the whole subject but above the knees.


2 shot:


A 2 shot shows 2 people in the frame and could be mid shot, full shot, or mid long shot.


OVER THE SHOULDER:


This is a kind of a camera shot where the camera in placed above the back of the shoulder and head of a subject and shows the facial expression of the main subject usually. More commonly used when 2 people are indulged in a conversation. 

POINT OF VIEW:


This view shows the point of an actor. You can usually see the actors feet or hands in the picture so that you know straightaway what kind of a shot that is. It is sometimes used in films to show someones eyesight as blurry, if they are becoming uncurious. 


EXTREME CLOSE UP:


An extreme closeup shows the details in a shot and majorly someones facial expressions in a shot.


MACRO SHOT:


A macro shot is an extreme closeup shot usually of very small subjects and objects and shows them in a lot of detail. 


HIGH ANGLE SHOT:


High angle shot shows the subject from a high level above the eye level.


OBLIQUE SHOT:


An oblique shot is taken by tilting the camera and not putting in a straight focused position and is majorly used to confuse the viewers. 


EYE LEVEL SHOT:















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