Digital Media & Communications

The Basics: Camera ShotsInstructor: Mr. Robbins

Objective: IDENTIFY various basic digital video shot compositions & JUSTIFY how depth and movement make shots

more interesting

Basic Camera ShotsFraming & Distance

Extreme Long ShotAlso called an Establishing Shot

Provides a clear view of the environment or “setting” for the pictures.

Often used to show landscapes or provide a wide view(Example: city, town, or even galaxy)

Extreme Long Shot

Long Shot

Used to show the full subject

Viewer able to clearly establish the setting the subject is standing in

Long Shot

Medium ShotUsually shows “half” the subject

If subject is human typically a shot from the waist up

Subject tends to be the focus The background begins to blur

Medium Shot

Close-up ShotUsually shows part of the subject

If subject is human typically a head shot

Subject is the focus The background limited or non-existent

Close-up Shot

Extreme Close-up ShotUsually shows a limited part of the subject

If subject is human typically a portion of the face, skin, or body

Subject is the only focus The background non-existent

Extreme Close-up Shot

Basic Camera ShotsMovement

Panning

Crabbing

TrackingZooming

Pedding

Tilting

Panning Shot

Camera position is fixed or stationary

Usually on a tripod

Operator turns side to side in a smooth motion

http://youtu.be/xPI4aAn59_E

Tilting Shot

Camera position is fixed or stationary

Usually on a tripod

Operator moves up or down in a smooth motion

http://youtu.be/1t9paTSQq7Y

Tracking ShotCamera moves with the action

Follows or “tracks” the subjects in action

Can be on a tripod, in hand, or rigged to operator

Operator moves camera smoothly to stay with the action

Tracking Shot

Signature shot of Director Martin Scorsese

Long duration shot from start to finish with one camera and no cuts

Made Famous in “Goodfellas”

Tracking ShotCamera rigged to operator via Stedicam

Scorsese initially opposed Stedicam usage because of strain on operators (Weighs about 75 pounds before camera is mounted to it.)

8 Takes needed to get the shot right from start to finish…choreography worked perfectly…one actor kept making a mistake on his lines.

http://youtu.be/h-kldBgyTTc

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