Learning camera angles
Today in class we were learning about different camera angles and what effects they have. Here are some of the camera angles we learned:
Aerial Shot - This camera shot is taken from an overhead position, this is often used as an establishing shot. Here is an example of an aerial shot.
Close up - This shot is a head and shoulder shot which is often used to show expressions/ emotions of a character. This can also be a shot of an object, so that it will reveal detail. I didn't find any examples on youtube.
Extreme Close up - This shot is where a part of a face or body of a character which fills the whole frame, which will dominate the frame. Here's an example of a extreme close up.
Point-of-veiw shot (POV) - This shot shows the view from the character's perspective. This shot is usually edited so that the viewers are aware of who's point of view it is.
Over the Shoulder shot - This shot is looking over the subject's shoulder.
After knowing some of the camera angles, we were then instructed to select 5 different film openings and analyse them. We were told to identify the different camera angles and their effects towards the audience.
Here is an over view of the different camera angles:
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