Camera shots

This week we have been learning about different camera shots and the effects it has on the audience, some examples of this are, match on action shots, this is an action shot that bridges two shots, e.g. a hand on a door then a shot from the other side of the person walking in the room. Extreme close up's shows only the face, this is to show you the emotion on the characters face and because it is very close it makes it very intense for the audience. Point of view shots are used to view a letter or important information closely. Mid shots are used to see a character's emotion, shot from the waist up so you can see the facial expressions clearly and it also makes you familiar with the character. Tracking shots are often done on a trolley to get a smooth steady effect. Tracking out signifies the end of a scene. Panning is when the camera is static and moves from left to right or vice-versa, panning is used to show other peoples reactions. Tilts are again when the camera is static but instead it moves up or down a person or object; this is used to increase height and shows power. Zooming can be used as an alternative to a tracking shot. Crane shots are when the camera is lifted in the air via a crane for a vertical view. An arc shot is when the camera is stationary and it pivots round a semi circle or a full circle. A crab shot follows along side an object or person which makes the shot more exciting.

We used these techniques to shoot our own short film, we started of with an establishing shot so the audience knew the setting of the film, we then used close ups to make the scene more intense because you could see the facial expressions in detail. If we had more time we would have been able to develop our ideas more and use a wider variety of shots.