CINEMATOGRAPHY

CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. Framing

   • Tight
   • Nose room
   • Frame within a frame
   • Rule of thirds

2. Shot types

   • Extreme close up
     • Used for dramatic effect
   • Extreme long shot
     • Only environment or tiny characters swamped by the environment, introduces setting
     • Establishing shot, is an alternate name for an extreme long shot.
   • Long shot
     • Shows the relationship between a character and a setting. Usually whole body
   • Medium shot
     • Presents body language, usually from knees or waste up
   • Close up
     • Draws attention to a specific facial expression

3. Camera movement

   • Pan shot
   • Tilt shot
   • Car-mounted shot
   • Zoom
   • Crane shot
   • Tracking shot
     • Crabbing shot
   • Handheld

4. Canted angle

   • Abnormal
   • Uneasy
   • Disruption
   • Negativity

5. Camera position

   • Point of view
     • A.K.A POV
   • Over the shoulder
   • Low angle
   • Eye level
   • High shot