Camera shots and angles are what are used to help create visual meaning to the film or video that you are watching. Camera shots can be used in many different ways from helping show the emotion of the characters to just showing the setting of the scene.
The different pictures throughout the blog are meant to give a visual example of each of the different camera shots. I tried to pick more popular movies for each picture like Harry Potter or Batman to help show how these shots are used in different films that many people know
There are many different kinds of camera shots like:
Establishing shot: An establishing shot is used to help show the place and atmosphere in a specific scene. It is a very wide shot that shows the setting of the scene.
Medium shot: This shot shows the subject from the knees up and is used to help show the actions or emotion in the scene.
High angle shot A high angle shot is a shot that looks down on a character from above and is used in different ways like showing movement or emotion as well as other things
Two shot: A two shot is a shot that shows two different characters next to each other on the screen and is used to help show the emotions of the characters
POV shot: A POV shot is a shot that puts you into the shoes of one of the characters and helps to make the audience feel what the character is feeling
Over the shoulder shot: A over the shoulder shot is a shot that has the camera behind one of the characters looking over their shoulder
Low angle shot: A low angle shot is a shot that is close to the ground or very low looking up at a character or something else normally making them look more powerful or sinister
Close up: A close up is a shot that zooms in closely to a specific part of a character to help create meaning or to help signify something
Aerial shot: An aerial shot is a shot taken with either a drone or a specific piece piece of equipment taken from the sky
Birds eye view: This shot is very similar to an aerial shot but is taken from directly above the subject of the image
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