- Print (books, newspapers)
- Interactive (phones, video games)
- Internet (social media, websites)
- Radio (broadcasts, audio books)
- Film/TV (movies, television)
Film Language:
Microelements - cinematography, sound, mise en scene, editing
Macroelements - genre, narrative, representation
Cinematography - What you see, camera, colour, depth of focus, framing and compositon, shot sizes, angles, movement.
Shot Types:
- Extreme Long Shot (XLS) - shows the whole scene, emphasises an expense of space, isolation, grandeur or spectacle.
- Long Shot (LS) - closer than XLS, but still shows the complete scene. Often used to establish a location, giving the audience the ideas as to where the action will take place.
- Medium Long Shot (MLS) - gives the audience a good view of the character, especially body language and their relationship.
- Medium Shot (MS) - gestures, expressions and details of physical apperance are now more visible.
- Medium Close-Up (MCU) - focusing on the face. Often used for newsreaders.
- Close-Up (CU) - can see facial expressions more clearly and can underline personality and emotion of the character.
- Big Close-Up (BCU) - shows all the detail of a subject. From the middle of the forehead to just abive the chin.
- Extreme Close-Up (XCU) - a lot of detail, used to create mystery and tension.
Great work Jaimie, you've clearly identified the 8 shot types. To improve this resource, I would like to see examples of the shot types. Please find example that were not discussed in the session.
ReplyDeleteFurthermore, I would like you to conduct your own research into the camera angles and add them to this post. Also with examples.
Could you make sure that you publish your post about the camera angles ASAP? If you need help, please ask.
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