Media Language: Use of a Camera

Basic Camera Shots :

• Extra long shot/ Established shot- Sets the scene, so the audience can see where the set is to get a better understanding of where the plot is happening.
  
• Long shot- Usually a shot of a whole person, to introduce a charecter.
  
• Mid shot- A shot of  a person waist-up, to create a more intimate sense of a character.
  
• Two shot- Two people in a frame, shows relationship between two characters.
  
• Close up- A shot including only the face(sometimes shoulders up) it creates a direct sense of feeling between the character and audience, explaining the characters emotions.
  
• Point of View- A shot showing the view of a person, can make audience more immersed and can make audience related to charecter.
  
• Extreme close up- A shot of a part of a persons face, creates suspense and usually creates an intense moment as all you can see is a characters reaction to something, not the actual event that is taking place.
  

Basic Camera Movements:

• Tracking (In/Out)- moving to/away from a subject.
• Sideways (Crab)- walking next to a subject whilst walking.
• Tilt (Up/Down)- moving camera up/don to create a sense of vulnerability or power.
• Zoom
• Arc- camera movement around the subject to show the setting a character is in.
• Crane
• Panning- tuning the camera horizontally to show the whole scene.

Basic Camera Angles :

• Over the shoulder- a camera angles that shows the camera looking over someones shoulder and showing something, often makes the audience uncomfortable as if they are peaking into a conversation or looking at something the character doesn't want us to see.

• High angle- A high-angle shot is where the camera looks down on the character from a high angle and can make the subject seem vulnerable or powerless.

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• Low angle- a shot taken from below the character to create power into a charecter.