Camera Shots and Angles - Due Sep 17th

Your next research task will aim to familiarise you with the building blocks of cinema. Your task is to produce a document that not only outlines the different shot types and angles utilised in cinema, but to also consider why these shots might be used (e.g. what they may communicate to the viewer).

The shots and angles you must include are: Establishing shot, extreme long shot, long shot, medium shot, close up, extreme close up, over the shoulder shot, cowboy shot, neutral angle, low angle, high angle, Dutch tilt and bird's eye view.

Here is an example of how you may lay out your document:

Close Up Shot

This shot tends to focus on a specific feature (such as a face). This feature will fill most of the screen. This shot allows the audience to easily read facial expressions which may not be as noticeable in a wider shot. It can also draw the audience's attention to a specific object which may be integral to the plot. 

Due: Thursday, 17th September