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What is a extreme close-up
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- Magnifies detail, conveys mystery or tension or adds emotional charge
- e.g. zooming in on an eye
2
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What is a close up
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- Sows facial expression and emotional response, or important prop detail
3
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What is a medium close-up
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- shows body language of head and shoulders of actor during dialogue
4
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What is a medium long shot
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- shows more of the body to indicate gestures, body language an details of physical appearance
5
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What is a long shot
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- Gives overview of scene, provides context for subject and details the character might not see from there view point
6
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What is a extreme long shot
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- Wide view of scene in which subject is hardly visible, gives sense of scale or is an establishing shot of scene to come
7
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What is a birds eye view
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- A shot from high above looking down, subjects look small and insignificant
- can also be used as an establishing shot or used to film sports or documentaries as all the action is contained in a single view
8
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what is an overhead shot
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- Camera may not be very high but angle is directly overhead
- shows several characters and objects at once, so the viewers can see what the characters cant
9
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What is an eye level shot
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- The most common angle, camera is positioned as if it is a person observing a scene
- appears natural or hightens reality
10
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What is a canted angle/Dutch tilt
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- Camera angle is slanted to one side to portray unease, disorientation, action, drunkenness, illness or madness
11
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What is a low angle shot
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- Camera is low down, for example on the floor, and angled upwards to the subjects.
- Establishes the power, superiority or dominance of the character and can make them a symbol of authority and respect
12
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What is an over the shoulder shot
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- Used to show two characters talking. Provides extra information through body language and distance. Draws audience into the convo
13
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What is a POV shot
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-Camera puts the viewer in the position of a character so we empathise with them
- builds tension and heightens emotion
- In an associated POV, the camera moves with the character, as if it is n their shoulder or in their eyes
14
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What is a high angle shot
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- Camera is usually above head height and angled downwards on the subject.
- Character looks vulnerable or weak
- Audience may identify with the underdog
15
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What is the rule of thirds
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- An image that can be divided into 9 equal parts using a grid
- framing a shot like this can create more tension than centring a subject
16
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What is depth of field
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- focal length; the area in focus within the frame
17
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What is deep focus
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- The foreground, middle ground and background of the frame are in sharp focus, giving a layered quality and allowing more detail to be shown
18
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What is shallow focus
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- a narrow depth of field usually means that only on plane of the frame (usually the foreground) remains sharp, typically in a close-up
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