Video Shot Selection Mr. Gorman Media Literacy Harrison Prep

What is a Shot Selection? Cinematographic techniques such as the choice of shot, and camera movement, can greatly influence the structure and meaning of a film. The use of different shot sizes can influence the meaning which an audience will interpret. The size of the subject in frame depends on two things: the distance the camera is away from the subject and the focal length of the camera lens.

What are the Shot Sizes? Extreme close-up –Focuses on a single facial feature, such as lips and eyes.

What are the Shot Sizes? Close-up: –Moving in to a close-up or away from a close-up is a common type of zooming.zooming –Close-ups are often used as cutaways from a more distant shot to show detail, such as characters' emotions,cutawaysemotions

What are the Shot Sizes? Medium Shot: –Often used, but considered bad practice by many directors, as it often denies setting establishment and is generally less effective than the Close-up.

What are the Shot Sizes? Full, Long or Wide Shot: –typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. –It is now common to refer to a long shot as a "wide shot" because it often requires the use of a wide-angle lens.wide-angle lens –When a long shot is used to set up a location and its participants in film and video, it is called an establishing shot.establishing shot

What are the Shot Sizes? Two (2) Shot: –A Two shot is a type of shot in which the frame encompasses a view of two people (the subjects).

Camera Movements Cinematography can not only depict a moving subject but can use a camera, which represents the audience's viewpoint or perspective, that moves during the course of filming. This movement plays a considerable role in the emotional language of film images and the audience's emotional reaction to the action.

Camera Movements tilting –A vertical shift in viewpoint from a fixed position; like tipping your head back to look at the sky or down to look at the ground.

Camera Movements zoom in or out –Involves changing the focal length of the lens to make the subject appear closer or further away in the frame. Most video cameras today have built-in zoom features. Some have manual zooms as well, and many have several zoom speeds. Zooming is one of the most frequently-used camera moves and one of the most overused. Use it carefully.

Master Shot and Movement Chart

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