Camera Techniques

Camera Techniques:

Close up:

This camera shot is used often in film. This technique is used for many reasons. It can be used to add emotion to a scene, so the actor can really connect with the audience. It is not only used on people but on objects too.

Medium Close Up:

This technique much like close up camera shots is used for the audience to still connect and see the emotions of the character while also showing their torso and the background.

Mid shot:

In a movie a medium shot, mid shot, or waist shot is a camera angle shot from a medium distance. It is used in many different ways and scenes like dialogue ect.

Long + Wide:

Long + Wide shot is used to show the entire object or person and their relation to the background and this around them. This technique is less used in film.

Extreme Long Shot:

This technique is used as an establishing shot for scene setting. It is usually used to show an exterior shot of a scene or thrilling action. 

Low angle:

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Low angles are used to create a sense of strength and power for the actor/s in the shot. It is one of the lesser used techniques.

High Angle:

This camera angle like the low angles is used to create mood. The high angle is used to look down on the character to create a sense of vulnerability or powerlessness.

Eye Level:

This is a common technique shot at the characters eye level. The camera does not need to show the audience the actor's eyes nor does the actor have to look into the camera for it to be shot as an eye level shot.

Panorama:

Panorama is a wide shot that is used for filming landscapes ect. It is a rarer used camera shot.

Tilt:

This is a shot where the camera is tilted. It is a well used technique in film.

Overhead:

Overhead is very similar to the high angle shot. It is shot where you film from the person or object above the head.

Tacking:

This is a technique where that camera tracks the character/s. It is useful for running and walking shots ect.