Types of Camera Shot

INFORMATION
AND
COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY
Aesthetic Principles
and Production
Coordination
Aesthetic
Approaches
A convenient way to organize
aesthetics, or approaches to
the creative process, is to use
three very general categories:
 Realism
Modernism
Postmodernism
REALISM
Realism stresses content

more than form. In realist
works, artists use forms and
techniques that do not call
attention to themselves, or a
so-called transparent style.
A successful poem or
photograph or work of art in
any medium, is therefore, a
guide to a good life, because
it shows the aesthetic
structure of reality and
ourselves.
MODERNISM
Modernism stresses the idea that

form is more important than
function. Creators of avant-garde
works of video and film art
explore their medium beyond the
usual restrictions and limitations
of a realist approach without
considering the illusion of reality
Influenced by Modernism or
to make something “new”,
photographers created
sharply focused images, with
emphasis on formal qualities,
exploiting,
rather than obscuring the
camera as an essentially
mechanical and technological
tool.
Postmodernism, also spelled post-
modernism, in Western philosophy, a late
20th-century movement characterized by
broad skepticism, subjectivism, or relativism a
general suspicion of reason and
an acute sensitivity to the role of ideology in
asserting and maintaining political and
economic power.
Visualization
•Visualization or visualisation (see spelling
differences) is any technique for creating images,
diagrams, or animations to communicate a
message. Visualization through visual imagery has
been an effective way to communicate both
abstract and concrete ideas since the dawn of
humanity.
3 Types of Shot
• Long Shot
• Medium Shot
• Close up Shot
Long Shot
• The long shot, also known as the wide
shot, is often times used as an
establishing shot in a film, as it normally
sets the scene and the character’s place
within it. This type of camera shot,
shows the full length of the subject
while also including a large amount of
the surrounding area of the film setting.
Some of the most recognizable and
iconic scenes in movies, are those that
were shot as a long shot.
Medium Shot
•A medium shot, or waist
shot, indicates that it was
captured at a medium
distance from the subject. It
is often used for back and
forth dialogue within a scene
as it allows the viewer to
have a solid view of each
character within a film.
Close up Shot
•A close-up shot is a shot taken
of a person or object at a close
range, in order to capture the
minute details of the subject.
This shot is tightly framed and
takes up most of the screen, as
it is usually used to frame a
character’s face inorder for the
audience to see what type of
emotion is being conveyed.
•The camera angle is
frequently used to
establish a specific
viewpoint, such as to
involve the audience in
sharing a particular
character’s perspective
on the action.
Point-of-View Shot (POV Shot)
•A point-of-view
shot places the
camera in the
approximate
spatial
positioning of a
specific character.
• It is often preceded by a shot of a character
looking in a particular direction, which
establishes the character’s spatial point of view
within the setting, followed by a shot of that same
character’s reaction to what he or she has seen.
•Often used in Horror
cinema to see the world
through a killer’s eyes.
Over-the-Shoulder Shot (OS)
•The camera is
positioned so that
the shoulder of one
subject appears in
the foreground and
the face or body of
another is in the
background.
Subjective Shot
•Shows us what the person is looking at or thinking
about.
• Like point-of-view shots, subjective shots offer a
nonobjective viewpoint on actions and events and
can enhance audience identification with more
subjective points of view.
Reverse-Angle Shot
•A reverse-angle shot
places the camera in
exactly the opposite
direction of the previous
shot. The camera is
moved in a 180-degree
arc from the shot
immediately preceding it.
Low-angle Shot
•A low-angle shot is the
view from a camera
positioned well below
the eye level of the
subject looking up at the
subject.
High-angle Shot
•A high-angle shot is the
view from a camera
positioned well above the
eye level of the subject
looking down on the
subject.
Stationary
versus Mobile
Camera Shots
•Stationary camera shots are the
staple of most movies and TV
episodes. We see life most
often as if looking through a
stationary camera, whether
close up on what we are
viewing or far away. These
essential shots define our
world, whether the real one
around us or the imaginary one
we are putting down on paper.
•A moving camera adds new information to the
frame and often alters spatial perspective. A moving
camera shot can maintain viewer interest for a
longer period of time than a stationary camera shot.
Pan Shot
• A camera can be panned by
simply pivoting it from
side to side on a fixed
tripod or panning device.
This shot is often used to
follow action without
having to move the camera
from its fixed floor
position. A pan is always a
horizontal movement.
Tilt Shot
•A camera tilt is accomplished by
moving the camera up and down
on a swivel or tilting device. It
can be used to follow and
accentuate the apparent height
of a building, object, or person.
A tilt is always a vertical
movement.
Pedestal Shot
•A pedestal shot allows
the camera to remain
consistently at the
same height as the
performer, unlike a tilt
shot, where the camera
height usually remains
unchanged.
Zoom Shot
•A zoom shot differs
from a dolly shot in
that a dolly shot alters
spatial perspective by
actually changing the
spatial positioning of
objects within the
frame.
Dolly Shot
• A dolly shot is a shot in which the
camera moves toward or away
from the subject while secured to
a movable platform on wheels. It
is often needed to follow long or
complicated movements of
performers or to bring us
gradually closer to or farther away
from a person or object.
Trucking Shot
• In a trucking shot, the camera
is moved laterally (from side
to side) on a wheeled dolly.
The camera may truck with a
moving subject to keep it in
frame. If the dolly moves in a
semicircular direction, the
shot is sometimes referred to
as an arc or camera arc.
Tracking Shot
• A tracking shot uses
tracks laid over rough
surfaces to provide a
means of making
smooth camera moves
in otherwise
impossible locations.
Crane or Boom Shot
• The camera can be secured to a
crane or boom so that it can be
raised and lowered or moved
from side to side on a pivoting
arm. This type of shot can
create a dramatic effect when
it places the subject in the
context of a large interior
space or a broad exterior vista.
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