Camera and Storyboards

What do I do with the camera? QUESTIONS TO ASK: What is the best viewpoint for filming this position of the story? -How much area should be included in this shot? SCENE – defines the place or setting where the action is laidout SHOT – defines a continuous view filmed by one camera without interruption SEQUENCE – A series of scenes or shots complete in itself.

TYPES OF CAMERA ANGLES OBJECTIVE – The audience point of view

SUBJECTIVE – The camera acts as the viewers eyes-movement

POINT OF VIEW – What the character is seeing

CAMERA ANGLES – Are the most important factor in producing illusion of scenic depth. Which angle the object is photographed.

FIVE BASIC ANGLES

BIRDS EYE VIEW – Photographing a scene from DIRECTLY OVERHEAD BIRDS EYE VIEW – Photographing a scene from DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. Hovers from above like all powerful gods. Idea of fate.

HIGH ANGLED SHOTS / High View – Camera is tilted downward HIGH ANGLED SHOTS / High View – Camera is tilted downward. Movement is slowed down. A person seems harmless and insignificant photographed from above.-The higher the angle, the more it tends to imply fatality

EYE LEVEL SHOTS/Neutral View – Provide frames or reference EYE LEVEL SHOTS/Neutral View – Provide frames or reference. Audiences sees the event as if in the scene. Most scenes in movies are photographed from eye level. 5 to 6 feet off the ground. Capturing the clearest view of an object. -Treating your characters as equals. Discourages viewers at judging them and permits audience to make up their own minds.

Low View (or with tilt oblique angle) Lateral tilt of the camera. As though the object is about to fall to one side. POINT OF VIEW SHOTS. -Suggests tensions, transitions, impending movement IMAGE THAT SLANTS TO THE RIGHT – Acting forceful IMAGE THAT SLANTS TO THE LEFT – Weak, static

Worm’s eye View: A worms eye view is also useful in movie making Worm’s eye View: A worms eye view is also useful in movie making. It is useful because it can be used as one of the camera shots/views. It is used in filming to look up to something to make an object look tall, strong and mighty.

SIX BASIC SHOTS 1) Extreme Long Shot – Taken at a great distance. Almost always an exterior shot and shows much of the locale. Establishing shots usually

SIX BASIC SHOTS 2) Long Shot – The distance between the audience and the stage in the live theater

SIX BASIC SHOTS 3) Full Shot/medium long shot – Barely including the whole body

SIX BASIC SHOTS 4) Medium Shot – Knees to waste up. Useful for exposition scenes, carrying movement and for dialogue

SIX BASIC SHOTS 5) Close-Up – Concentrates on a relatively small object. HUMAN FACE

SIX BASIC SHOTS 6) Extreme Close-Up – Might just show eyes or mouth

Storyboards