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Shots!

• The basic building block or unit of film narrative

• Refers to a single, constant take made by a motion picture camera uninterrupted by editing, interruptions or cuts, in which a length of film is exposed by turning the camera on, recording, and then turning the camera off

• Helps the director to tell a story

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Objectives

• Define different camera shots commonly used in films

• Explain the effect different shots have on the viewer

• Identify different camera shots by examining a major motion picture

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Long Shots/Wide Shots• Shows entire human or object• Places human/object within its surroundings• Gives actors room to move without camera moving• Called wide shot because of wide-angle lens

Cleopatra, 1963

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Long/Wide Shot

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Establishing ShotUsing a Long Shot to establish setting

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Medium Shots

• Most common film shot• Shows actor from belly

button to top of head• More space than a close

up• Used when actor has

something in hands or is elaborating with movement

• Can see facial expressions and body language

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Over the Shoulder Shot• Back of shoulder and head used to frame image• Commonly used for dialogue• Commonly follows an establishing shot

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Over the Shoulder Shot - Dialogue

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Two Shot

• Form of a medium shot• Characters

sitting/talking next to each other

• Cheaper to film than Over the Shoulder Shot

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Close Up

• Usually from persons shoulders/neck to the top of their head

• Creates sense of intimacy – viewer feels involved in the scene

• Can heighten intensity• Most protagonists

introduced with close ups to set them apart from other characters

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Tight Close Up

Tight Close Up• Gets as close to the whole

face as possible

Extreme Close Up• Zooms in on part of face –

mouth, eyes

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Close Up - Psycho

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High Angle

• Shot from above• Uses a crane, hill,

building• Makes subject look

smaller than life• Sense of powerlessness

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High Angle - Godzilla

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Low Angle

• Below subject’s height• Often close to the

ground• Subject looks bigger,

more powerful• Larger than life

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Low Angle – Citizen Kane

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Dutch Angle

• Camera tilted to one side• Usually a static shot, but camera can pan• Portrays uneasiness or tension in subject

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Dutch Angle – Slumdog Millionaire

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Which Shots Can You Identify? – Pulp Fiction

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Scavenger Hunt

• Form Groups of 3• You will be assigned a film• Scroll through the film to find as many

different kinds of shots that we discussed today

• Mark the timing from the film on the sheet• Team with most shots found wins prize