1. Camera Angles

2. Z-Axis Drawings are 2-dimensional X-axis Y-axis
Real Life is 3-dimensional
Z-axis

3. Z-axis
Creates Depth
Foreground
Middle Ground
Background

4. Z-Axis
If you were going to film a horse running, what axis would you show it running on?
What would be in…
the foreground?
the middle ground?
the background?
If you draw the horse running on the x-axis (horizontally) you'll have to draw the horse extremely small to be able to also draw the vast horizon. If you draw a close-up of the horse, you lose that sense of freedom in the wide-open field.  It's suddenly confined. So, instead of drawing on the x-axis, you can draw on the z-axis. The horse can be running toward us, the audience. You're able to get a really nice close-up of the horse, but behind him, you can also draw an infinite amount of field to show the great distance the horse has run. Voila! Your drawing now has a sweet perspective and doesn't look completely flat.

5. Establishing Shot Sets the scene
Shows people/objects in relation to each other
Sets the stage for close-ups
Allows audience to know who and what are where

6. Principal Action Axis

7. Rule of Thirds Frame split into three sections
Horizontally
Vertically
Putting objects on lines instead of center
Gives Balance
Guides eyes

8. Golden Mean Four points where lines intersect
Golden mean gives importance to objects
Focal points
Eyes

9. Types of Shots 1. Extreme long shots Exterior shot, shows locale
People are small
Scene is the focus
Ex. establishing shot in epic films, genre films.

10. Types of Shots 2. Long Shot
Distance from audience to stage in live theatre
Full shot of human body
Ex. Used in early slapstick comedy

11. Types of Shots 3. Medium shot Human figure from knees or waist up
Help place a subject in context
Necessary for people who gesture a lot.
Doesn’t show much detail of person
Shows fair amount of background
can distract from main focus
Ex. Jay Leno Monologue

12. Types of Shots 4. Close up shot Focus on small object, human face.
Little background
Used to capture emotional state
Leaves a little bit of room above the head
Entire face and shoulders down to the armpit
Why include the shoulders? Because if you eliminate the shoulders, all you have is a floating "disembodied" head. It's psychologically disturbing--that's what early filmmakers discovered. Showing the shoulders implies that the subject actually has a body--even if we don't see it

13. Types of Shots 5. Extreme close Up
Includes just facial features (all or some)
(eyes, nose, mouth and chin)
The top of the head and shoulders are excluded
Used to put someone under a microscope
Not good for regular interviews or dialogue
Ex. 60 minutes
"60 Minutes" became famous for using extreme close-ups when asking executives about damning evidence. In that instance the shot was useful, because it helped us determine whether the guy was lying; you could literally see the sweat come out of his pores. But for most situations, you don't want to shoot in extreme close-up.

14. Camera Angles 1. Birds Eye View Overhead shot
Gives sense of omniscience
Subjects seem small, insignificant
Good for sports

15. Camera Angles 2. High-angle shot Use of crane or high position
Increases importance of setting or environment
Can make subject look weak

16. Camera Angles 3. Low-angle Shot Increase height of subject
In scenes of action suggests chaos
Makes subject look intimidating

17. Camera Angles 4. Eye Level Shot Ex. Interviewers Neutral
neither increases nor decreases subject
Positioned level with subject
Ex. Interviewers

18. Camera Angles 5. Over the shoulder shot Both subjects in the picture
Partial of one