Camera Angles

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What shot is this and why is it used?

• Medium: focuses on a whole scene while preserving important levels of detail

• Cowboy: to reveal some kind of weapon that a character is holding

• Wide: shows the subject within their surrounding environment

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What is this and what kind of shot is it used for?

• Gimbal: allows for a central object to remain stable in spite of movement across other axes

• Jib: used to capture overhead or long sweeping moves, and can film a complete 360 degree shot

• Dolly: used for push-out shots. It shows a character's isolation

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What shot is this and why is it used?

• Cowboy: to show a subject’s body language and some background while still capturing their facial expressions

• Reaction: to show the response from other characters

• Push-in: when you want the viewer to empathize with or understand the depth of a character

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What is this shot and why is it used?

• Close-up: allow for intense expression of emotion

• Medium: focuses on a whole scene while preserving important levels of detail

• Long: shows the subject within their surrounding environment

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What shot is this and why is it used?

• Dutch angle: giving the entire scene a disorienting, off-kilter look that suggests that something has gone wrong

• Point of view: representing the perspective of a character

• Eye-level: the angle of everyday life

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What shot is this and why is it used?

• High angle: makes characters look small, vulnerable, or lost in their environment.

• Point of view: Representing the perspective of a character

• Bird's eye view: suggest the smallness of the subjects below or the vastness of their environment

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What is this shot and why is it used?

• Dutch angle: a shot that tilts diagonally, giving the entire a disorienting, off-kilter look that suggests that something is wrong.

• Close-up: allows for intense expression of emotion

• Push-ins: when you want the viewer to empathize with or understand the depth of the character

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What shot is this and why is it used?

• Point of view: representing the perspective of a character

• Over the Shoulder: when you try to get a character's view point into the scene

• Extreme close-up: allow for intense expression of emotion

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Another name for the Long Shot?

• Establishing shot

• Wide shot

• All of the above

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What shot is this and why is it used?

• Two-shot: captures the subjects’ interaction, their distance from one another, and their body language; the most used shot

• Bust shot: provides intimate view of subject, focuses attention on face.

• Close-up: draws attention to details and adds emotion

Multiple Choice

What shot is this and why is it used?

• Point of view: representing the perspective of a character

• Follow action or Tracking: to establish audience alignment with the perspective of the character being followed and to follow them

• Dutch angle: a shot that tilts diagonally, giving the entire a disorienting, off-kilter look that suggests that something is wrong.