Shot Types

This is the class notes I made on the first day, sorry I didn't realise there had to be the pictures you took yourself but I understand the theory :)

• extreme wide shot / establishing shot = used for introducing the world

  
  

• extreme close up

  
  

• medium shot (face and torso)

  
  

• worms eye (seem bigger power dynamic)

  
  

• dutch angle

• birds eye (seem smaller power dynamic)

• (regular) wide shot - interchangeable with extreme wide shot

  
  

• POV (point of view) = you can see exactly what the character sees

  
  

• Over the shoulder = used for conversations when you have a reverse shot eg two characters talking to each other, you can use this shot to go back and forth between them

  
  

RULES IN FILM:

• stay within 45* of the action scenes

• 180* rule = an imaginary straight line where you should keep all your camera equipment behind the scene.

  
  

  180* RULE:

• establish direction and orientation

• think of it like a stage play

• by breaking the rule, you can create chaos in the scene

• by changing the rule halfway, you can establish a power dynamic

• neutral shot = resetting the shot back after breaking it