2. Bird’s eye view
A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object from above, with
a perspective as though the observer were a bird, often used in the
making of blueprints, floor plans and maps
. It can be an aerial photograph, but also a drawing. Before manned
flight was common, the term "bird's eye" was used to distinguish
views drawn from direct observation at high locations (for example a
mountain or tower), from those constructed from an imagined
(bird's) perspectives.
The terms aerial view and aerial viewpoint are also sometimes used
synonymously with bird's-eye view. The term aerial view can refer to
any view from a great height, even at a wide angle, as for example
when looking sideways from an airplane window or from a mountain
top. Overhead view is fairly synonymous with bird's-eye view but
tends to imply a less lofty vantage point than the latter term.
3. Long shot
I used this shot of
the path as it
shows the whole
length of it to
show a long shot.
In photography, filmmaking and video
production, a long shot, normally shows the entire
object or human figure and is usually intended to place
it in some relation to its surroundings. It has been
suggested that long-shot ranges usually correspond to
approximately what would be the distance between
the front row of the audience and the stage in live
theatre. It is now common to refer to a long shot as a
"wide shot" because it often requires the use of a wideangle lens. When a long shot is used to set up a
location and its participants in film and video, it is
called an establishing shot.
4. Medium shot
I chose this to
represent the
medium shot as it
is a picture that
shows the top
half of our bodies
and it clear to say
it shows the shot
really well.
In film, a medium shot is a camera angle shot from a
medium distance. The dividing line between "long shot"
and "medium shot" is fuzzy, as is the line between
"medium shot" and "close-up". In some standard texts and
professional references, a full-length view of a human
subject is called a medium shot; in this terminology, a shot
of the person from the knees up or the waist up is a closeup shot. In other texts, these partial views are called
medium shots. (For example, in Europe a medium shot is
framed from the waist up.) It is mainly used for a scene
when it is desirable to see the subjects' facial expressions in
the context of their body language.
5. Crane shots
A crane (or jib), is a large, heavy piece of
equipment, but is a useful way of moving a camera - it
can move up, down, left, right, swooping in on action
or moving diagonally out of it. The camera operator
and camera are counter-balanced by a heavy
weight, and trust their safety to a skilled crane/jib
operator.
6. The aerial shot
I used this shot
as it was just
an object on
the ground
that shows the
aerial shot.
An exciting variation of a crane shot, usually taken
from a helicopter. This is often used at the beginning
of a film, in order to establish setting and movement.
A helicopter is like a particularly flexible sort of crane it can go anywhere, keep up with anything, move in
and out of a scene, and convey real drama and
exhilaration — so long as you don't need to get too
close to your actors or use location sound with the
shots.
7. Dolly shots
The camera is placed on a moving vehicle and moves
alongside the action, generally following a moving
figure or object. Complicated dolly shots will involve a
track being laid on set for the camera to follow, hence
the name. The camera might be mounted on a car, a
plane, or even a shopping trolley (good method for
independent film-makers looking to save a few
dollars). A dolly shot may be a good way of portraying
movement, the journey of a character for instance, or
for moving from a long shot to a close-up, gradually
focusing the audience on a particular object or
character.
8. High angle
I have used this
shot of the tree
as it represents
the high angle
and I thought it
would show the
shot well.
This angle is similar to the Bird’s-eye view but not as
high up. The camera is slanted in the action, hovering
over the sides of the heads. This makes whatever you
are trying to focus on smaller and insignificant. This
action becomes part of a wider scale.
9. Low angle
Low angles are mainly used to give an effect of how
small you are to the world. Low angles shots give a
sense of powerlessness and makes you feel useful in
the scene and this type of camera angle would be
useful for short actors like Danny Devito or Tom
Cruise.
I have used this
shot to show the
low angle as it was
the perfect thing
to show in the shot
that shows it off
really well.
10. Oblique/Canted Angle
An Oblique/Canted Angle can be sometimes tilted
which is used in many popular horror movies to
indicate to the audience that the scene is unstable, or
‘something is going to go wrong’. This shot suggests
the ‘point of view’ of a character <- (even hand-held
camera’s could be used for this).
11. Eye level
The eye-level shot is placed in level with a character’s
face as if the audience is watching in level with the
focus.
I have used this shot of my
pencil case as I could see it
at eye level and it was a
simple but shows the shot
clearly.
