shot types
A shot- a series of frames, running for an uninterrupted period of time.
In cinematography there are eight main different shot types
- extreme wide shot
- long shot
- Medium long shot
- mid shot
- close up
- medium close up
- big close up
- extreme close up
An extreme wide shot (ELS) is shot of a wide area or simply a landscape the shot can be used to portray subjects as alone or just to set thew scene. an example of an ELS could be taken from the umbrella academy when the subjects (the umbrella academy students) are shot to be facing a deserted, war torn, bomb explosion setting. During the shot we don't see the subjects faces, we have no clue what their thoughts are because how concentrated and inquisitive we are to the surroundings.
A long shot (LS) is similar to an ELS however it give an audience much more detail, for example introduction to characters, scene and narrative. This shot is on a smaller scale than an ELS but still shows subjects fully with extra headroom within the frame. An example of a LS within the umbrella academy series is when all The Umbrella Academy students are at their fathers funeral, their whole body is visible we also have visuals on the background which is the umbrella academy headquarters , which sets the scene.
With a medium long shot (MLS) the subject is often framed from below the knee upwards, meaning we receive more information about them an example of this from TUA would be when number 11 and Vanya are glancing over at what Vayna has created from her hidden power, with the MLS we now also become are of body language and characters expressions which is why be start to become more aware of who they are.
A mid shot is similar to a MLS the differences is that the subject is framed from the waist upwards and instead of the focus being on the background and character we slowly ease into focusing onto the subject on its own, and the expressions of the subject and appearance, we are able to receive much more details about characters that we may not have noticed in other shots, a mid shot can also sometimes be confused between a medium close up (MCU). This is shown in TUA when pogo is talking to the umbrella academy students
For a MCU the audiences focus is purely on the subject, this types of shot is used for news reports and conversations so that the audience process what the subjects are saying due to being able to see their expressions and how they react to situations through expressions because we are clearly seeing them. an example from TUA is when klaus is talking before a bar fight about how he was in the war when he travelled in time. we see how he is kind of not okay and little crazy by the way he talks about his past.
A close up shot shows up subjects thoughts and emotions, it builds a sort of relationship with some characters because we may relate to them on how they are feeling or what they are thinking. this shot can tell us a-lot about a character and could also change how we might of felt about them maybe we thought they were a bad character at the start but because we receive so much more detail about them in this shot it may give us a change of heart. An example from TUA is when klaus is in the club and has taken drugs and we see the panic and we know he’s panicking because he’s just got clean we feel sorry because we know that he’s trying so hard to sober up so that he can conjure his father to save the world.
A big close up (BCU) is the subjects face in the frame, we are concentrating just on their face and expressions or a conversation, it highlights major detail because hoe close up you are to the subject an example from TUA is when Klaus has conjured his father and is reminiscing oh how poorly he was treated as a child which is when everyone starts feeling bad for him because we realise why he’s so messed up and its because he’s always felt so alone. |
an extreme close up pays attention to one specific detail. it can be a close up of an eye to show what a character is seeing or a if a tear is coming from someones eye , or maybe it could be a close up of someone saying something. this specific detail is made very clear because its something important. an example from TUA is when number five finds a prosthetic eye with later is assumed to be the character who is responsible for ending the world.
There are also camera angles,
- A high angle which is shot to make the subject look vulnerable and inferior or also a mystery, an example from TUA is when five appears from the future and the is a high angle shot where all the other siblings are all confused looking up and this mysterious portal,
- A low angle which portrays power, like the masked agents in TUC from the commission, they seem scary and powerful.
- And a canted angle with can be used for distorted kind of scene like in TUA when Klaus is tripping from drugs he is sometimes shot in a canted angle to show its irregular or not normal to be in that state.
microanalysis of cinematography.
The lord of the rings.
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