Video Camera Workshop and shot types - 11th February

Today we had a workshop to do with how to use the cameras and what different types of camera shots there are. It was good to get used to cameras so that we can feel confident when we are filming the short film. It was also useful to practice some of the different shot types and helped us to consider which ones we should use.

Extreme long shot - usually a landscape or the outside of a building with the camera being far away from the main subject.

Long shot - Shots that include the full body with the head near the top of the frame and feet near the bottom. It focuses on the characters while also including plenty of scenery.

Medium shot -  shows a person from the waist up and can usually fit 2 to 3 people. 

Close up -  consists of very little background and often focuses on a face or a specific detail in a scene. One object often takes up the whole shot.

Extreme close up -  magnifies things more than the human eye can see. There is no background detail included in the shot.