Cinematography

Cinematography

1. Camera movement

   • Tracking shot
     • Used to follow actors as filming
   • Panning shot
     • Used to film directly side to side
   • Tilt shot
     • used to film directly up and down
   • Crane shot
     • used to film from above characters
   • Car mounted shot
     • used to film fast paced scenes
   • Handheld shot
     • used to create a personal feel to situation
   • Zoom shot
     • Used to focus on an individual item in shot
   • Aerial shot
     • Used to film large spreads - e.g extreme longshots
   • Crabbing shot
     • used to film directly side to side

2. Camera positions

   • High angle
     • filmed from above to create inferior feel
   • Low angle
     • used to make character look dominant
   • Medium angle
     • used to film ordinary scenes
   • Point of view
     • used to make scene feel personal
   • Over the shoulder
     • used to show conversation from one's perspective
   • Canted angle
     • used to create feeling of something wrong

3. Framing

   • Rule of thirds
     • Splits screen into 9 sectors of importance
   • Frames upon frames
     • used to imply feelings of being trapped
   • standard frame
     • Used as standard filming
   • Nose room
     • Used to imply communication from one's perspective

4. Shot types

   • Establishing shot
     • used to explain context of the area
   • Close up
     • Used to show characters emotions
   • Extreme close up
     • Used to show detail on very small items
   • Medium shot
     • used to show interactions between 2+ people
   • Extreme long shot
     • Used to show setting/large areas
   • Long shot
     • to show relationship between characters + setting