Camera Angles and Shots
By Camden and Kendall
Camera Shots
Extreme Wide shot
Used mainly at beginning of movie to get look at big area.
Very Wide shot
You can barely see the character and is used to establish scene.
Wide Shot
Character takes up the whole screen and the room between top of their head and the camera is called safety room.
Mid Shot
Your close to subject as if your talking to them. Allows for hand movement, but not a lot of movement.
Medium Close Up
Shows face in more detail, but is not uncomfortably close.
Close Up
When a part of the subject takes up the whole screen. Emphasizes emotion and exaggerates facial expression.
Extreme Close UP
Shows great detail but you need a specific reason to use this. Only shows emotion in dramatic scenes.
Over the Shoulder
Looking from behind someone at the character or over their shoulder.
Point of View
Viewed from persons perspective, usually edited so you know who's perspective it is.
Angles of the Camera
Eye Level
Most common and a real world angle. Neutral shot.
High Angle
Camera is angled down making person look less powerful.
Low Angle
Show subject from below making them look more powerful.
Bird Eye
Shows person from directly above, but a unnatural point of view.
Slanted
Camera is purposely tilted so horizon is on an angle. Makes an interesting and dramatic effect.
Rule of Thirds
Where a shot is divided into thirds and the subject is at in intersection or somewhere along the lines where a persona eyes are usually drawn.
Commercial Analysis
But Only with Pepsi-Bottle | Pepsi
Here are the shots and angles we found in this commercial
Shots:
Wide Shot
Mid Shot
Medium Close Up
They used these shots to show both characters, get a focus on the party scene, show them talking and having fun drinking pepsi.
Angles:
Eye Level
They used this angle to establish them having a conversation and get a focus on them with the pepsi.