Monday, October 19, 2009

commonly used angles!

Extreme wide shot: shows a broad view of the surroundings around the character and conveys scale, distance, and geographic location,
Wide shot: shows an entire character from head to toe.
Medium wide shot: shows a character usually cut off across the legs above or below the knees. it is wide enough to show the physical setting in which the action is taking place, yet it is close enough to shot facial expression.
Medium shot: shows a character's upper-body, arms and head.
Close-up shot: shows only a part of a characters face. it fills the screen with the details of a subject.
Extreme close-up shot: shows only a part of a characters face. it fills the screen with the details of a subject.

Horizontal Camera Angles.

Frontal, three-quarter front, profile, three-quarter rear, rear.


Vertical camera angles.

High angle, eye level, and low angle.

Two shot: shows two people
Over-the-shoulder shot: a close up of a character as seen over-the-shoulder of another person 
reverse over-the-shoulder: same thing but reverse





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