Camera Shots

Hello,

today we are learning about camera shots and angles; today I start with camera angles. Their are loads of different ones that we probably see in films - but never really notice or identify them. 

A noticeable one is where for instance they are introducing the area Hollywood, and usually they would show a long-shot recording of there sign. They are usually taken from about a quarter mile away, but the main reason for this camera shot is to capture the whole of a building or exterior. You probably don't know what I am talking about...one second let me post the picture.....

This is what I am talking about :P

This is called an 'Extreme Long-shot', you can probably tell by how far away it is.

You might think that their is less than you expected, but reality, their are loads. Another one is just 'Long-shot'. To be very specific, this is very hard to be precise and explain it. For example if someone was 6ft tall, and they would want to capture him in the 'life' size form, they would be a few metres back. So basically its a full shot of the human body. This a good example...

Medium Shot

So basically you can predict the shots are just getting smaller and smaller....and smaller, which is kind of true, but it wouldn't get any bigger would it? 

So you and me have seen both Extreme long-shots and long-shots, their also is (you probably guessed it) its a 'Medium shot'.

This is probably a very common bit of a film you would see, this is usually just waist/knees up, NOT the full body...its kinda like this one...

Notice how it only shows Spiderman's waist up...this is a medium shot because Spiderman is the main point of this certain capture.

So you have seen the further shots, now we go to the close up ones! So yeah, the camera angle is called 'Close up' surprising eh? This is when it would show just a certain person/things face, just look at the picture *yawn*

So if you could carry on reading my blog and not look at the baby, I would greatly be appreciated :D, one left so woo!

The last one is an 'Extreme close up' it usually just shows for instance if you were watching some sort of cowboy movie and the would say something and when they said it, it would just show their mouth saying it, its technically that... still don't get what I mean? Here is the picture... 

So that's what I mean't but with an eye, not a mouth....

So thanks for reading my blog on camera shots,

Shervin Kashefpour