Shot Types

·         Master shot is where the camera shot shows the entire scene from the start to finish. An example would be like someone is passing a brief case to someone and then walking away.

·         Extreme close up it has the effect of intensifying and concentrating an idea, emotion or atmosphere. An example would be zooming in on to a character eyes to see the emotion.

·         Close up is the shot taken to show in detail what it is and taking up the frame. An example would be a shot taken with just someone’s face and shoulders

·         Medium shot is some part of the subject in more detail, whilst still showing enough for the audience to feel as if they were looking at the whole subject. An example of the shot type would be taking a picture of a person just showing the upper body.

·         Long shot is where it shows the object and the atmosphere around it. An example of a long shot would be a picture of the human body and other objects around the human.

·         Extreme long shot can be taken form up to a quarter mile away it is used for setting the scene. An example of the shot would be setting the scene to a news story

·         Establishing shot is bigger than an extreme shot putting everything into one picture. An example would be taking a picture looking at the landscape.

·         High angle it’s like a bird’s eye view looking down at the scene its taller than the action An example would be a up on a building looking down on to the characters

·         Low angle is looking up to an object to make the object powerful. An example of the shot would be a character looking up towards something in the characters point of view.

·         Point of view is to get the camera to the objects prospective. An example would be  looking at the scene at the characters point of view 

The reason why I looked in to the shot types is because it helps me get an idea of what shot type I will use for my magazine in the future, for my front cover and using the photos and in other parts of the magazine.