Different Camera shots

Camera Shots

Rule of Thirds

A Rule of Thirds shot is a shot for creating an illustration of an image to create an area of interest. For example in the direction which this person is looking and has there full attention to, something interesting could be happening there which creates an area of interest as it makes the audience wonder what possibly could the person be looking at, at which has their full attention. This shot type can be used anywhere in where you want to create an area of interest but there must be a space left in which the direction of the person is looking to show where the area of interest it.

Two Shot

A Two Shot is an image to show two people and the relationship between them. It can also show there feelings and emotions towards each other. For example in this image we can see that these two people maybe friends as one of them is leaning on the other and they both have smirks on their faces. A two shot can be used anywhere where you want to show the relationship, feelings and emotions between two different people.

Long ShotA Long Shot is taking an entire shot of a person from head to toe and usually showing abit of the setting. You can usually determine what the person is like from a long shot as you can vaguely see their facial expressions but you can see there body posture and what they’re wearing which gives the audience an insight to what the person maybe like. For example in this shot they’re wearing quite dark colours which shows that maybe there hiding something and are mysterious as they’re all looking in different directions and not giving any eye contact to the audience of each other. This shot type can be taken anywhere as long as the people/person in it is shot from head to toe.

Low Angle

A Low Angle shot is when the camera is placed on an object or person looking up on it. It can represent the vulnerability, importance and innocence or guiltiness of the person/object. For example in this image is shows the vulnerability and innocence of the person sitting down, it shows that they may be feeling left out from the crowd and are vulnerable to these sorts of things happening as they’re not able to say anything to anyone. This shot type can be used anywhere but it needs to be shot from a high angle and looking down on an object or person.

Extreme Close up

An Extreme Close Up is shot that shows detail of an object or person. Extreme Close Ups can make the audience feel uncomfortable as times. e.g. an eye on an human. An example of an Extreme Close Up is in the image as shown. This shows an extreme close up of Tinsel in detail. You can see the strands of tinsel in detail and the glow/how shiny they are. This shot type can be used anywhere but you need take an picture of an image which shows a lot of detail.