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i learned    shot size   shot type   shot angle

shot size is how much of the scene is shown on camera    

e.g

extreme close up to allow the viewer to enter a personal space of that character

choker to reveal a characters expression even more intimately

close up to show characters emotions within a scene

medium close up allows the viewer to take in a characters emotions and facial expressions while also showing the background

medium shot emphasises both the actor and their surroundings as a equal presence  

cowboy shot is to present a character in a heroic confident fashion whist allowing the viewer to see action taking place around the actors waistline

medium long shot provide enough room in the frame to include several characters or have visual elements at the same time 

full shot allows the audience to see a characters emotions whilst seeing their actions and physicality and body language

wide shot is used to create a sense of distance between two characters or a sense of distance a character is from a object or place and emphasising how the place or object 

shot angle is the angle which a shot is taken from

eye level - camera points straight ahead. Intention is to be objective

low angle - camera points up from a lower angle. It makes the subject dominating

high angle - camera points down from a higher angle. It makes the subject diminutive. A variation: Top angle or bird’s eye view – special case when you want to show the topography of a location. Aerial shots fall under this

dutch angle - tilted angle. It draws attention to the fact it’s not a balanced frame. Something is literally off kilter

over the shoulder (OTS) - not strictly an angle, but it’s a specialised shot that deserves its own place. Confrontational by nature

shot type is how close the camera is to the object of interest.

single -

dirty single - 

2 shot -

                              dirty 2 shot -

3 shot -

dirty 3 shot - 

crowd -

point of view (POV) -

insert -

 i learned about mise en scene

mise en scene elements are: 

sets, props, lighting, costumes, actor blocking, shot composition

180 degree rule and rule of thirds 

I learned the 180 rule. this 180 rule is a technique that helps the audience keep track of where characters are within a scene. this a imaginary line the camera man draws between two characters, no one crosses that line and starts filming from the other side of that line unless you want to make the scene chaotic.  

following the 180 degree rule 

  following the rule of thirds

   

this image works to the rule of thirds by having the bridge being the point of focus. the bridge is going along the right vertical line.

  

this image works because the walkway in the centre is the centre of focus because it is within the centre box on the rule of thirds

 

the bus stop follows the rule of thirds because it is in the corner of the centre box and its the main focus

 

this image follows the rule of thirds because of both people being opposites and the top horizontal line is at eye level