CAMERA TECHNIQUES

• Extreme Wide Shot - Shot of, e.g. a large crowd or a view of scenery as far horizon.
• Wide Shot - A view of situation or setting from a distance
• Medium Shot - Shows a subject down to his or her waist with a space above to his or her head.
• Medium Close- up - Shows a subject down to his or her chest with a space above to his or her head.
• Close- up - A full screen shot of a subject face
• Two Shot - is a type of shot in which the frame encompasses two people. The subjects do not have to be next to each other, and there are many common two shots which have one subject in the foreground and the other subject in the background
• Cut Away - The interruption of a continuous shot by inserting a shot of something else. Usually, you then cut back to the first shot. These can be done within the same scene, cuts to other scenes, or even as one continuous shot as the camera pans across to something else
• Over the Shoulder - is a camera angle used in film and television, where the camera is placed above the back of the shoulder and head of a subject. This shot is most commonly used to present conversational back and forth between two subjects.
• Point of View - Also known as POV shot, is an angle that shows what a character is looking at. Typically POV shots are placed in between a shot of a character looking at something and a shot showing the character's reaction.
• Selective Focus - Using a shallow depth of field, the subject can be rendered in sharp focus with the rest of the image blurring into the image foreground and background. This technique isolates the subject within the image, drawing the eye of the viewer to the exact point which the photographer wishes to be observed.
• Selective Focus - isolates the subject within the image, drawing the eye of the viewer to the exact point which the photographer wishes to be observed
• Eye-Level - It refers to the level of camera where it is placed at the same height as the eyes of the characters in your frame. It also simulates standard human vision and thus present visual information through a familiar viewpoint
• Low Angle - It is a shot from a camera angle positioned anywhere below the eye line, pointing upward
• High Angle It is a cinematic technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle and the point of focus often gets "swallowed up".
• High-angle shots can make the subject seem vulnerable or powerless when applied with the correct mood, setting, and effects.
• Bird's Eye View - A shot in which the camera shoots a scene from directly overhead. It usually has an extreme long shot, to establish setting. We use this angle to look down at the scene from a higher point
• Worm’s Eye View - A shot that is looking up from the ground, and is meant to give the viewer the feeling that they are looking up at the character from way below and it is meant to show the view that a child or a pet would have.