Cinematography
In cinematography, there are three very important things
included which is angle, size and movement.
Cinematography: Is looking at the way the shot is framed,
the angle it is taken in and the movement of the camera. All these things give the
audience a different representation of the character and allow the audience to
respond in different ways.
Shot sizes:
. Establishing shot (Set a scene) XLS
. Long Shot (Shot from head to toe)
LS
. Medium Shot (waist up/captures
action and shows detail in shot) MS
. Medium Close Up (Between the waist
and shoulders up) MCU
. Close Up (Shoulders up) CU
. Extreme Close Up (Usually in face
to show emotions in detail) ECU
Camera Angles
Low Angle:
Represents character as superior, strong and powerful, someone to look up to.
High Angle:
Represents character as weak, looked down upon, more sympathy from the audience
for this character.
Camera Movement
.Canning
shot: Camera moves showing what’s in view. Usually when someone is walking.
. Tilt Shot:
Camera looks up and down. As if someone is giving a dirty look from head to
toe.
. Crane
Shot: on a crane, camera movement can be quite flexible (Always used by action
and adventure)
. Zoom:
Capture emotion or to get away from it finding something out.
. Point Of View:
When it looks like it’s from the person’s view. It Creates tension and
suspense.
.Handheld:
When the camera moves with the person
. Over
Shoulder Shot: Shot over shoulder to capture conversation.
Jasmine, key terms from the lesson used, and examples to support your ideas.
ReplyDeleteTo improve;
- in the introduction, state clearly why cinematography is important to the audience in terms of understanding and representation
- your examples of shot sizes should be from existing thrillers, rather than Nicki Minaj...
-include examples of camera angles and movement
-provide a conclusion stating what you have learned from the lesson, and some of the ideas of cinematography that you plan to use in our own thriller
some changes have been made here Jasmine, but not all. Look to do this.
ReplyDelete-include examples of camera angles and movement
-provide a conclusion stating what you have learned from the lesson, and some of the ideas of cinematography that you plan to use in our own thriller