Media techniques - shot types

Media techniques - Shot types 

Shot types:

Extreme wide shot - extreme wide shot view is very far away from the subject, this shot is to show the subjects surroundings

Wide shot - wide shot shows the entire object or whole human body

Medium shot - medium shot is usually from medium distance



Medium close up - medium close up shot firmly shows the object or person

Close up - 

Extreme close up - extreme close up shot is so firm that it only shows the subject such as someone’s eyes

Two shot - two shot is a shot where it has two people in it

Over the shoulder shot - over the shoulder shot is a shot from a perceptive or from the shoulder of another person

Point of view shot - 
                     

High angle - 

Low angle - 

Titled angle - 

Birds eye view - A bird’s eye view is a high view of an object or person from above with a viewpoint as if the viewer is a bird

Foreground/background - when designing a shot remember to keep in mind both the action in the foreground and the background 

Framing - When plotting your shot there are things you need to have in your mind such as rule of thirds. The viewers eye is drawn to the drawing of individual parts within the frame, this is where your response should be present. This is not saying that things can't break this rule but it is generally just for a certain dramatic effect.  

Deep and shallow focus  - Depth of field is the front to back range of focus in an image, that is, how much is in focus so appears sharp and clear and in deep focus is where the foreground, middle-ground and background is in focus 

Shallow focus - Shallow focus is a camera technique incorporating a small depth of field. In shallow focus one plane of the image is in focus while the rest is out of focus. Shallow focus is usually used to empathies one part of the image over another

PAN - camera on tripod and moving left to right 

TILT - camera on tripod and moving up and down

TRACK - camera on a tripod but on a track (smooth motion)

CRANE - moving shot but from a fixed position 

ZOOM - zooms in and out

HANDHELD - camera in hand