Use Of Camera

Moving The Camera

Pan – The camera moves round and area

Zoom – The images get closer/further away gradually

Tracking – The camera follows the subject

Hand held – To move round a scene

Aerial shot – Shot from the sky (as see by a bird – Birds eye view)

Shots

Extreme close up – Used to show detail

Big close up – Used to show things much closer, but not in perfect detail

Close up – So you can see things better, good to use for expression on actors face

Medium Close up – Can see head and shoulders of a person

Mid shot – For easy viewing, can see half of bodies, works well for action scenes  

Medium long shot – Can see the whole person

Long shot – Almost an establishing shot, but used to see things from a bigger angle, used if there’s a lot going on

Establishing shot – Sets the scene

Point of view – Used to show a point of view of an actor, as seen from there eyes

High angle shot – Used to look down on someone/thing

Low angle shot – Used to look up to someone/thing

Over shoulder – To show a conversation

The Golden Mean

The Rule Of Thirds