Camera shots

·       Extreme close up- this is used so the audience can see something close up and in detail, which shows the audiences how important something can be.

·       Close up- this is used to see one feature or part of something close up. When used of a character it can help the audience understand there emotion in detail.

·       Medium close up- this is used to show something important but not so close that it’s uncomfortable for the audience.

·       Mid shot- this is used so the audience can see the subject in detail but it allows them to feel like there looking at the subject as whole. It’s a very common shot used in a film as it feels like your there actually talking to the character in the flesh.

·       Long shot- this is used so the audience can see the character as a whole and it allows them to see a character in their environment.

·       Extreme long shot- this is used to see the environment that the action is going to take place in. This allows the audience to get a better understanding of the story.

·       Two Shot- this is used when two character are in the shot. It allows the audience to see the relationship between the two characters and it also helps stop the audience getting distracted from the back ground. 

·       Over the shoulder shot- this shot is used to see what one character is looking at, form over their shoulder. It is commonly used when two character are talking to one another, so the audience can feel a part of the conversation and they can see the emotions on the characters faces in more detail.

·       Noddy shot- this is commonly used in interviews, when they cut away from the person who is speaking (the interviewee) to the interviewer where they will nod their head. This is used for editing so it runs smoothly instead of jump cut.

·       Point of view shot- this is used so the audience can see what happening though the eyes of a character. This allows the audience to see really important things.   

Composition

This means where someone/something is placed/arranged with in a frame. There are two different types of composition:

·       Rule of thirds-this is where the composing is done a grid and the point of interests are where the lines cross on the grid.

·       The golden mean- this is where the composing is where line go across the shot diagonal and the point of interested occur on that line.

Framing

Framing means what things are including in a shot and what things a left out of shot. An example of this is how much a background is shown when a character is speaking.

Camera angles

·       Low angle shot- this is a shot taken blow the subject. This is used to give the feeling of power, authority and strength to the audience.

·       High angle shot- this shot is taken above the subject. This is used to give the feeling of helplessness, powerless and weak to the audience.

·       Bird’s eye view shot- this is a shot taken from over head of the action. It is used so the audience can see everything that’s going on from a good angle.