Camera angles

Camera angles

Close up: a close up is when the camera is very close to a person, Capturing there shoulders upwards only.  Close ups are normally used to show someones face, they do this because it can show the audience the actors emotion and feelings.  An example of why people use this can be if a character is upset and sad, by using a close up this gets the point of the actor being upset out to the audience very quickly and simply.

This picture is an example of a close up,  this is showing no more than the shoulders upwards, anything below the shoulders is not in the shot. They have used a close up shot here because the actor is looking very happy and exited, the addresses the mood and emotion to reader very simply.







Medium shot:  A medium shot is from the waist upwards, This is showing a lot of detail to the audience, for example if the actor is using hands and arm movement the mid shot still allows this to be captured in the shot.

This is an example of a mid shot, as you can see nothing below the waist is captured this allows just enough detail to see hand and arm movements and still see enough emotion on there face.














Long shot: A long shot is a shot from quite far away. This allows us to see a lot of action in a scene and allows us to see a large area. Sometimes this can be used as an opening shot to show the audience were the film is set, this can also be called an 'establishing shot'.

This is an example of a long shot, this is introducing a church/temple like building, this lets the audience know were the film is being set.












establishing shot: An establishing shot is from a very long distance and addresses the reader were the location is set, or were the film is starting, For example if the film is based in a very big house, normally  the film will have an establishing shot at the start of a film to show the audience were the film is starting.

this picture is an example of an establishing shot, this is showing the audience were the film is starting, for example, this picture looks like it is starting in a ig house or hotel. This shows the reader what the building in the film looks like from the outside.







two shot: two shot is were the camera captures two people in the same shot, For example by capturing two people in a shot this means they can be having a conversation, fighting,  doing sports ect. This shows the audience the full conversation in one shot, instead of doing a shoulder shot were it shows each person individually.

This is an example of a two shot, as you can see the couple are about to kiss, or are having a conversation, a two shot allows us to capture them both in a shot rather than show each person one at a time.










birds eye shot: A birds eye shot is from high up above, this allows us to capture things from up high, for example this can show a very high building, mountain or tower. This can also introduce a different location like a town or city.

This example of birds eye view is showing the audience a new location of a different city. instead of showing loads of different little things a birds eye shot allows us to capture the full location in one shot.