Camera-Shots

Composition



Rule Of Thirds

• Key Points of interest occur where lines cross 
• Imagine a grid over the subject

The Golden Mean

• Diagonal Line
• Points of interest happen across the line

Framing

• What you chose to be in the shot and what not to be
• Excluding objects can create tension in thrillers

Shot Types



Extreme Long-Shot

• Often used as establishment shots
• Shows where the action takes place
• Show's desolate, isolated places
• Used mostly at the beginning of films to establish where they are

Mid-Shot

• Good when someone is speaking e.g news reporter
• Most widely used shots

Medium close-up Shot

• Halfway between a mid shot and a close-up. 

Close-up Shot

• Usually show full body/face

Extreme close-up Shot

• Get extreme detail
• not overused, only used when there's a reason, such as showing a character's emotion

Cut-away Shot

• A shot of something away from the current subject
• Helps to add interest or information to someone or something

Two-Shot

• Used to show two characters equality
• Used extensively during fight scenes

Over-the-shoulder Shot 

• Used frequently in conversation scenes
• Persons's shoulder shouldn't take up to much of the shot

Noddy-Shot

• Common in interview scenes 
• Edited to make the nods of the person agreeing with the interviewer exactly after they say it, make it look more professional. 

Point-of-view Shot

• A shot from a characters point of view
• Shows what they are seeing, their perspective of what's currently going on in the scene.

Camera Movement

Low-Angle Shot 

• to show a characters  power or authority in a scene. 
• Sometimes used to make a certain character or the audience fell powerless. 

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High-Angle Shot

• Used to show a character that is weak or powerless during a scene

Pan Shot

• Camera moves from left to right
• Can show full surroundings

Tracking-Shot

• Camera follows character 

Canted-Angle-Shot

• Not straight towards the subject
• Gives sense of chaos

Zoom In/Out

• When the camera zooms in or out on  a subject

Steadycam/Handheld Camera Shots

• Camera moves around with the action. 

Aerial-Shot 

• Shot from helicopter or airplane