camera fundamental shots TECHNIQUES CAMERA ANGLE

CAMERA FRAMING ANGLE AND MOVEMENT

1. CAMERA FRAMING,
ANGLE, & MOVEMENT
LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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2. LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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1. CAMERA FRAMING
i. EXTREME LONG SHOT (ELS)
II. LONG SHOT (LS)
III. FULL SHOT (FS)
IV. MEDIUM SHOT (MS)
V. CLOSE-UP SHOT
VI. EXTREME CLOSE-UP SHOT (ECU)

3. TYPE OF SHOTS
1. CAMERA FRAMING
1. EXTREME LONG SHOT (ELS)
LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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1. The Extreme Long Shot
(ELS) is used to portray a
vast area from an apparently
long distance.
2. An ELS is used to impress
the viewer with the
immense scope of the
setting or location.
3. Often, the ELS makes it
hard for the audience to
connect with the characters
emotionally.

4. TYPE OF SHOTS
1. CAMERA FRAMING
2. LONG SHOT (LS)
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1. The Long Shot (LS) shows
the entire area where the
character and action takes
place.
2. The whole subject is in
frame.

5. TYPE OF SHOTS
1. CAMERA FRAMING
3. FULL SHOT (FS)
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1. Frames the entire height
of a person, with the head
near the top of the frame
and the feet near the bottom

6. TYPE OF SHOTS
1. CAMERA FRAMING
4. MEDIUM SHOT (MS)
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1. The convention of the
Medium Shot (MS), is (when
framing a person)
approximately half of their
body is in shot, (from waist
up).
2. More subtle performances
and detailed actions can be
seen.
3. The Medium Shot is a good
framing for conversation
scenes between characters,
especially if hand movements
are part of the performance.

7. TYPE OF SHOTS
1. CAMERA FRAMING
5. CLOSE-UP SHOT
LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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1. The Close Up (CU) shot
shows a detail of the overall
subject or action (the head
or hands if it is a person).
2. Close ups of characters
are a good way of engaging
the audience into the
character emotionally.
3. As we get closer to the
character, we begin to lose
the background information,
therefore emphasizing the
subject, rather than the
background.

8. TYPE OF SHOTS
1. CAMERA FRAMING
6. EXTREME CLOSE-UP SHOT (ECU)
LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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1. With the Extreme Close Up (ECU), a
small detail of the subject is framed,
such as a part of a human face, a hand, or
foot.
2. This unnatural closeness to the subject
is good at bringing the viewer into
intimate relationship with the subject.
3. Sometimes called a “tight close up.”

9. TYPE OF SHOTS
1. CAMERA FRAMING
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10. LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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TYPE OF SHOTS
5. CAMERA ANGLE
i.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
High-angle shot
Low-angle shot
Eye-level shot
Bird’s eye view
Canted shot
Over-the-shoulder shot
Reverse Angle shot

11. LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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TYPE OF SHOTS
5. CAMERA ANGLE
I. HIGH-ANGLE SHOT
A camera placed higher than the subject (not directly overhead)
and tilted downward

12. LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
DMM10502 STORYBOARDING
TYPE OF SHOTS
5. CAMERA ANGLE
II. LOW-ANGLE SHOT
A camera placed lower than the subject and tilted upward

13. LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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TYPE OF SHOTS
5. CAMERA ANGLE
III. EYE-LEVEL SHOT
The camera is positioned at eye-level with a character.

14. LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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TYPE OF SHOTS
5. CAMERA ANGLE
IV. BIRD’S EYE VIEW
The camera is positioned directly overhead of the action

15. LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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TYPE OF SHOTS
5. CAMERA ANGLE
V. CANTED SHOT
The camera is tilted so that the subject appears to be diagonal and off-balance.

16. LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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TYPE OF SHOTS
5. CAMERA ANGLE
VI. OVER-THE-SHOULDER SHOT
Positions the
camera over the
shoulder of one
character,
revealing part of
the backside of
their head and
shoulders in the
foreground, and
focuses on the
character facing
the camera in the
background

17. Often used when
there are two
characters. We cut
back and forth
between the two
characters talking.
LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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TYPE OF SHOTS
5. CAMERA ANGLE
VII. REVERSE ANGLE SHOT
Usually the camera looks at the subject, but occasionally the camera shows
what the subject is seeing. (This is also known as a point-of-view shot.)

18. LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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TYPE OF SHOTS
6. CAMERA MOVEMENT
i.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
Pan shot
TILT / CRANE SHOT
Dolly shot
Tracking shot
Zoom
Zolly shot

19. TYPE OF SHOTS
6. CAMERA MOVEMENT
I. PAN SHOT
A fixed camera pivots on its axis turning from left to right for the purpose
of following the action within a shot
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20. TYPE OF SHOTS
6. CAMERA MOVEMENT
II. TILT / CRANE SHOT
A camera positioned on a crane can swoop down or up covering great
distances and producing unusual camera angles.
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21. TYPE OF SHOTS
6. CAMERA MOVEMENT
III. DOLLY SHOT
The camera moves toward a subject (dolly-in) or away from a subject
(dolly-out).
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22. TYPE OF SHOTS
6. CAMERA MOVEMENT
IV. TRACKING SHOT
The camera tracks alongside of the subject or person.
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23. TYPE OF SHOTS
6. CAMERA MOVEMENT
V. ZOOM
Camera stays stationary as the focal length of a lens zooms in or out.
Framing gets ‘tighter’ if the camera zooms in.
Framing gets ‘looser’ if the camera zooms out.
LECTURE BY MUHAMAD HANIS AIMAN. MSU, FISE, MSG.
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24. TYPE OF SHOTS
6. CAMERA MOVEMENT
VI. ZOLLY SHOT
A dolly shot in combination with a zoom
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25. Q&A
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