Camera Shots

I have learnt about the different camera shots in a film and what they are used for. In a film every 3 shots there should be a close up, this causes mystery and suspense.

Establishing shot:

This shot is very wide across the scene, this give the audience a sense of knowing where they are. This is usually used at the start of the film to set the scene.




Long shot:

This is the shot that shows the character and the scene around them. The long shot shows the relationship between the two.





Mid shot:

This shot allows the audience to get to know the character as they can see more of them and their body language.





Two shot:

This shot shows the relationship between the characters in the shot, depending on how far apart or how close they are, gives us an idea of how they feel about eachother.




Close-up:

The close-up gives us more of an idea about the character, it also causes mystery as we cannot see what is going on around the character.





Extreme close-up:

This usually focuses on the characters eyes and expresses the emotion that character is feeling. This also gives more attention to the character to how they react.




Over the shoulder:

This shot gives the audience a look into more of what the character sees and focuses on the character whose face you can see.





Point of view show:

This gives the audience a direct look at what the character is seeing. It is a good shot to use but if overused can become too much.





In our thriller film we are most like to use long shots, point of view shot, close-up, mid shot and over the shoulder shot.