Research into camera techniques

 Long shot 

• To establish where a scene is happening by giving the audience a better sense of the surroundings, this also helps the audience understand what is happening in the scene.  

Extreme Long shot (establishing shot)

• Similar to long shot but further which indicate where the scene is taking place, helps build ambiance.

Close up

• Used to clearly see the character facial expression and feelings with their head or face occupying the whole scene to avoid any distraction, this engage the audience to pay attention.

Medium shots

• Shows actions in a straightforward way allowing the audience to see the background while being close enough to capture the character emotion further with the visual of gesture.

Over the shoulder shot

• Taken from behind the shoulder of another character and usually combine with close up or medium shots, Often used in a conversation between character in a scene, can sometime be dramatic.

Point of view (POV)

• Takes the perspective of the audience, helps identify with the character or create tension, usually use in a horror genre.

High angle shot

• Makes the object or character in the scene small, making the audience feel more powerful as the object or character looks powerless and vulnerable.

Bird’s eye view

• Can look down on the action or move up, like high angle shot but it put the audience in a godlike position making things below insignificant.

Low angle

• Shows the character dominant and create a sense of authority in the scene , this make the audience feel vulnerable.

Worm’s eye view

• Similar to low angle shot however, this makes the audience feel extremely vulnerable and powerless to the character in the scene.

Eye level shot

• Film at the person height look in time as if the audience is observing the character.

Dutch Shot

• When the camera is tilted suggesting imbalance, transition and instability. Generally combine with POV to create dramatic tension or horror in a scene.

Steadicam shot 

• Used of handheld camera can feels jerky, make the audience feel as if they are there similar to the use of POV.

Zoom

• Moving further into or out of the frame, usually used in monologue to create dramatic impact. It can be combine with other camera technique to create the same effect.

Pan and tilt

• A pan is when the camera is turned to the side while a tilt is the camera filming up and down. Pan is usually needed to film the landscape whereas, the tilt is often for looking up or down on a character.
  
  
  
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