Media Language through Camera
Media Language through the Camera
One major form of media is film where the director portrays their message to an audience that is watching their creation. This will breakdown into three main sections which include Basic camera shots, Basic camera angles and Basic Camera movement.
Basic Camera Shots
These include:
Extreme long shot\Establishing shot: This is an exterior shot which establishes the time and location of the scene in turn providing the audience with important information about the setting or the plot.
Long shot: This will usually follow an establishing shot which allows the audience to see the character from head to toe which shows their relation to the environment in the scene.
Mid shot:View of a character from the waist up which provides the audience with information about the character such as their motivations and their interactions . This typically follows a long shot from a prior scene.
Two shot: This is a shot with two characters in the frame to establish their relationship in that current scene.
Close up: This is a shot of the character's head and shoulders with little background or on a prop with significance to the narrative of the entire project.
Point of view shot: This allows the audience members to see the character's viewpoint of either the action of the scene or an important object.
Extreme close up: This shot draws the audience further into the character's emotions and creates intensity and tension for the audience watching the project.
Basic camera angles
Over the shoulder shot: This enables the audience to view the action or object from over the shoulder of the character.
High angle shot: Placed at an angle facing down on the character which allows the audience to see the character's vulnerability in the scene.
Low angle shot: At angle pointing up towards the character making them seem powerful and the audience feel vulnerable.
Basic Camera Movement
Tracking shot: Backwards or forwards and this shot tracks the character and the action around them. Tracking in draws attention to the action where as tracking out lets the audience know that the action is over. This is also done by a dolly.
Crab shot: This shot follows the movement of the character for the pace of the story.
Tilt shot: This includes the movement up and down on an axis.This helps to establish height and power and draw attention to objects.
Zoom: This is an alternative to a tracking shot. This involves zooming in or out on a person or object.
Arc shot: This involves doing a full or semi-circle around a character or object to create intensity in the scene.
Crane shot- This enables us to follow the action from a vertical perspective.
Panning shot- The camera is moved fro left to right in order to follow something of significance which happens to be moving.
One major form of media is film where the director portrays their message to an audience that is watching their creation. This will breakdown into three main sections which include Basic camera shots, Basic camera angles and Basic Camera movement.
Basic Camera Shots
These include:
Extreme long shot\Establishing shot: This is an exterior shot which establishes the time and location of the scene in turn providing the audience with important information about the setting or the plot.
Mid shot:View of a character from the waist up which provides the audience with information about the character such as their motivations and their interactions . This typically follows a long shot from a prior scene.
Close up: This is a shot of the character's head and shoulders with little background or on a prop with significance to the narrative of the entire project.
Point of view shot: This allows the audience members to see the character's viewpoint of either the action of the scene or an important object.
Extreme close up: This shot draws the audience further into the character's emotions and creates intensity and tension for the audience watching the project.
Over the shoulder shot: This enables the audience to view the action or object from over the shoulder of the character.
High angle shot: Placed at an angle facing down on the character which allows the audience to see the character's vulnerability in the scene.
Low angle shot: At angle pointing up towards the character making them seem powerful and the audience feel vulnerable.
Basic Camera Movement
Tracking shot: Backwards or forwards and this shot tracks the character and the action around them. Tracking in draws attention to the action where as tracking out lets the audience know that the action is over. This is also done by a dolly.
Crab shot: This shot follows the movement of the character for the pace of the story.
Tilt shot: This includes the movement up and down on an axis.This helps to establish height and power and draw attention to objects.
Zoom: This is an alternative to a tracking shot. This involves zooming in or out on a person or object.
Arc shot: This involves doing a full or semi-circle around a character or object to create intensity in the scene.
Crane shot- This enables us to follow the action from a vertical perspective.
Panning shot- The camera is moved fro left to right in order to follow something of significance which happens to be moving.
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