Monday 6 March 2017

Camera Shots - Video Tutorial

Hello students! This blog is for you all to have a space to complete work outside of college, which we can later discuss in class.  No more carrying papers around or on a USB, all you have to do is click and post!

We have been looking at film language in class and we need to delve further into camera shots! There are various posts in this blog containing questions that you need to answer about the particular camera shots used.

BUT FIRST!! Below is a YouTube video to help you to refresh your memory on the different shot types and what they are used for. Times when each shot type occurs in the video is listed below, so you can jump to the one you are looking for in an instant.

Establishing shot - 0:09
Medium shot (MS) - 0:31
Close-up (CU) - 1:04
Extreme close-up (ECU) - 1:34 
Over the shoulder shot - 3:04
High-angle shot - 3:50
Low angle shot - 4:29

Point of View (P.o.V) - 5.10

HERE'S THE VIDEO!!!


Copyright Acknowledgements (Use conforms to fair use legislation).  

Music is track #1 "The Last Man" from “The Fountain” composed by Clint Mansell. Movies used in video are: 01- Mad Max Fury Road 2015 02- The Master 2012 03- The Grey 2011 04- Once Upon a Time in the West 1968 05- Catch Me If You Can 2002 06- Snake Eyes 1998 07- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 08- The Dark Knight 2008 09- Maniac 2012 10- The Manchurian Candidate 2004 11- Goodfellas1990 12- Hard Boiled 1992


Show your understanding of shot types


Answer the following questions:
 
  1. What type of camera shot is this?
  2. What is it used for?
  3. What can we tell about the character from this shot?
       
Copyright (film still - Xmen First Class) Director: Matthew Vaughn.
Writers: Ashley (screenplay) (as Ashley Edward Miller), Zack Stentz (screen play).
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Marvel Entertainment, Dune Entertainment

Show your understanding of shot types

Answer the following questions:

  1. What type of camera shot is this?
  2. What is it used for?
  3. What can we tell about the location from this shot?
Copyright: Creative Commons labelled for reuse


Show your understanding of shot types


Answer the following questions:

  1. What type of camera shot is this?
  2. What is it used for?
  3. What can we tell about the location from this shot?
Copyright (film still - Troy) Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Writers: Homer (poem), David Benioff (screenplay)
Production Co: Warner Bros., Helena Productions, Latina Pictures

Show your understanding of shot types

Answer the following questions:

  1. What type of camera shot is this?
  2. What is it used for?
  3. What can we tell about the character / surroundings from this shot?
Copyright (film still - The Outlaw Josey Wales) Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Forrest Carter (book), Philip Kaufman (screenplay)
Production co: Warner Bros. and Malpaso Company

Show your understanding of shot types



Answer the following questions:

  1. What type of camera shot is this?
  2. What is it used for?
  3. What can we tell about the character from this shot?


Copyright: (film still - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers: Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Second Mate Productions

Show your understanding of shot types


Answer the following questions:

  1. What type of camera shot is this?
  2. What is it used for?
  3. What can we tell about the character / background from this shot?


Copyright: (film still - The Golden Compass) Director: Chris Weitz 
Writers: Chris Weitz (screenplay), Philip Pullman
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Ingenious Film Partners and Scholastic Productions