Camera angles

There are lots of different camera anfgles ansd shots in media all are used to make an interesting and enterainment use of cinema.

• Long shot - Opening paragraph of setting to a film. It lets you show all the important info.
• Meduim shot - Is the most common used shot in cinema. It's used to show character interaction.
• Close up - Something/someone important to show the audience.
• Shot reverse shot - This is used for dialouge. It focuses on the character talking and the character listening is a camera shot just over there shoulder to make it look like your part of the conversation aswel.
• High angle - Connonates paver over the object you are viewing. Women have traditonally been 'shot' in this waqy to make men more powerful.
• Low angle - This is designed to make a character or object appears strong and tall.
• Tracking shot - The camera is prependicular to the action and follows the subject or action.
• Pan shot - 180 angle rule don't go over it or the audience gets confused of were the person is and whats going on.
• Tilt shot - where the camera goes up and down on the subject or action.
• Zoom - use of the camera lens focusing in detail.