Media Terminolgy




                                              MEDIA BRIDGEWORK SUMMER 2017

CAMERA SHOTS

Establishing shot:
A shot that introduces an environment that a character may live in permanently or temporarily.

Example:
The Hobbit 








Long Shot 

Example:

The Taj Mahal 









Mid shot 

Example
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
low-key lighting 












Close up 

Example:
The Hunger Games











 Extreme close up

Example:
Planet of the Apes. 










CAMERA ANGLES & SHOTS
Low Angle - 
The angle may make charcaters seem superior or bigger


Example:  
Life of Pi 







High Angle -

 Most high angles contain characters that are looking up at something that is bigger than them often allowing the audience to see them as weaker or inferior

 Example:

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince- 






Crane Shot 

 Example:








Ariel Shot 

 Example:







Canted Angle/Dutch Angle/Dutch Tilt
A canted angle may be used when the story line is action packed and the characters are running. The angle may also be used to show a sense of distortion in a specific scene. When characters have taken drugs, a canted angle is often used to highlight the characters lack of control.


Example:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallws p2 









FILMING TECHNIQUES (MOVEMENT)
Dolly Shot -
The camera being moved backwards or forwards is called a dolly. Moving the camera forward is called a dolly in and moving the camera backwards is called a dolly out.

 Straight:

 Example:

 Daniel Radcliff running through the woods 






Curved:

 Example:










Tracking Shot 

 Example: This is when the camera follows an actor, actress or an object. The camera always will move sideways, parallel to the object or actor/actress.






Handheld shot 

A hand held shot adds to the sense of action whilst making a scene more realistsic for the audience. They may feel like they are part of the action.



Depth of field

Depth of field is defined as: 'The range of acceptable focus in a shot or a photograph.' There are two types of depth of fields:


Shallow: 

Where part of the frame is soft or out of focus.

Example:

The background is out of focus while the foreground is in focus. 














Deep:

 Where the entire frame is sharp or in focus.























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