Camera shots, Angles and Movement

The film “ Tropic Thunder”

Two shot

• A two shot is used to show how close the two characters are together within the scene

Establishing shot

• An establishing shot opens up the clip and sets the scene so the viewer gets a feel for the world they're in.

Long shot

• To show where the character is in the scene, and what’s happening around them

Mid shot

• Is a closer image of the long shot usually so you can see a bit more detail to the character, and their emotions.

Track shot

• A track shot follows and item/person and shows their movement and where they go.

Close up

• Shows the characters facial expressions and emotions, or shows detail of an object

Low angle shot

• The camera is at a low angle looking up at the character, and makes them seem bigger/ dominant/ scarier.

High angle shot

• Where the camera is at a high angle looking down on the scene, to make the items/ people seem smaller and weaker/ helpless.

Tilt shot

• Where the camera’s position stays still but it tilts up, down, left or right, to show the scene from different angles and to open a scene .