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This blog will continue and finish displaying the rest of my camera shots.
Below are the list of shots that will be covered in this blog:
- Wide shot
- Two-shot
- Aerial shot
- Point-of-view-shot
- Over-the-shoulder shot
Wide Shot
A wide shot shows the subject within their surrounding environment. This tells the audience who is in the picture, where the scene is set, and when the scene takes place. In this picture, you can see the effect of the surrounding environment framing the woman in the picture. The frames decreasing in size created by the lighting makes the scene seem ominous.
Two-shot
A two-shot has two subjects who appear in the frame, this shot is often used for romance, tension, action, or simple dialogue. A two-shot is good to use to show each characters reactions all in one shot. In this shot, you can see the focus is the two girls having some type of dialogue while having certain reactions to that dialogue.
Aerial shot
An aerial shot gives viewers a deeper understanding of what is happening below, it can give the audience a different point of view and create a story of some kind. It can also convey a sense of danger. In this shot, you can notice how the poles form a kind of triangle surrounding the fire hydrant. If this wasn’t shot as an aerial shot then you probably wouldn’t have noticed that. If this shot was shown in a movie, it could have contributed to the storyline.
Point-of-view shot
A point-of-view shot is meant to show you what the character sees from their pov. This puts the audience directly into the headspace of the character, this lets them experience their emotional state, their actions, and the reaction of the characters around them but in a more personal level. In the photo above, you can see the people around are talking directly towards the camera, the boy in the middle makes that clear with his hand gestures towards the camera. The audience can personally connect with the characters surrounding the camera by seeing it as their own pov.
Over-the-shoulder shot
Over-the-shoulder shot is a popular shot where a subject is shot from behind the shoulder of another. The subject closest to the camera is seen from behind/ back of neck or head, and the subject farthest from the camera is seen from the front , making the shot useful for showing reactions, emotions, actions, during conversations. This is used to emphasize the connection between the characters. In the picture above, you can see over the shoulder of a girl facing a dog. You can clearly see the dogs reaction to what the girl is doing.
* all photos are original
That’s all the camera shots we focused on this lesson.
Next up, Camera Angles!
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