Camera Shots

Close up CU

Head and shoulders shot which shows the expression on the persons face.

Big close up BCU

a shot in which a part of the face or body fills the whole frame.

Extreme Long shot ELS

This is used to establish the scene and give the viewer information on where the scene is set.

Long shot LS

I took a photograph of the whole of the persons body to show what a long shot is.

Mid Shot MS

This photograph was taken from the waist up, framing the person.

Dominant Element

One object in the frame, can be two.

This is a photograph I took myself when the Air show was open in Lincoln. I chose to use this photograph as an example of a dominant element as the air craft is very bold on the plain grey background.

Balance

It can be symmetrical, asymmetrical, subtle or obvious.

Eye flow

Object or person in the shot which makes the audiences eye wander through the frame.

High angle

This type of camera angle us commonly used to make the subject look smaller.

Low angle

This camera angle is used to make the subject look bigger and more powerful.

Eye level

This camera is at the same level as the subjects eyes. I simply held my camera at eye level to the person.

Over the shoulder two shot

This shot is usually used in an interview. I have used a photograph of two people and the shot is coming over the shoulder of one person.

Worms eye view

The camera is at a very low angle close to the floor which makes things like building look large.

Birds eye view

This shot is looking down onto the subject or object, which is usually used to look like a surveillance camera shot.

The Rule of Thirds

• Subject takes up 1/3 of the frame

I chose the photograph because the person on the motocross bike is taking up 1/3 of the photograph. It explains the definition of the rule of thirds well.

• Subject takes up 2/3 of the photograph

I chose to use this photograph of someone on their motocross bike as the 2/3's as the bike it at an angle and is therefore taking up 2/3 of the photograph. You can tell the difference between the two motocross photographs which makes it easier to know which one is either the rule of thirds.

Looking space

This is the composition in which the person is looking to the left or right, and there is also a blank space where the person is looking.

Non Verbal Communication

• Eye Contact

I took a photograph of my brother looking into the camera and then cropped the photograph down using Photoshop to make the eyes bolder within my set of photographs. I chose to use this photograph for the communication of eye contact because it feels as though the photograph of the eyes are looking at you.

• clothing

Clothing is important within non verbal communication so I used a couple of photographs from the internet to show different examples. If someone was wearing black, torn clothing, you would know that they are either stereotypically a rocker or a punk. Or, you would think that they are poor. If you saw someone with bright clothing on, you would know that they are a bubbly, unique person.

Camera movements

• Pan shot- camera shot which turns horizontally.

• Track shot- A wheeled platform that is pushed on rails while the picture is being taken.

• Ped shot- Camera angle which moves up and down whilst looking at the object or person.
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• Tilt shot- Camera angle that looks up or down at the object being photographed, instead of being on the same level.