Camerawork: Camera shots

  

11/17/2022

     Prior to this blog, I have been introduced to the study of Camera work. Camera shots is an element that I've drawn from previous preliminary exercise(s). The ideal function of camera shots is to shoot the actual film that has been preplanned- but how? This topic indulges in the style and format that filmmakers use to create cinematography. This factor is used to illuminate the amount of space being the viewers of a film can see in a frame stamp, or even an entire scene. Camera shots can vary every few seconds, changing from one camera angle, to another dilating on what the creators want to be seen inside a film. Wether the camera used to record is panoramic, or an old vhs, the producer must ensure that the shots during a scene or not only for looking pretty, but to also intensify the mood of the storyline along side other codes of filmmaking in order to attract the audience to continue watching.

  "It's our film! Why does it matter what the audience think?" Is a discardable mindset most people in the film industry tend to avoid. As I've stated, It is important to include several camera shots during your scenes to attract the viewers of the moving picture. The center of action must be attended at all times during a scene. Picture this; you have an extreme wide shot of an urban city, while you're attempting to focalize the protagonist experiencing something, with tons of people passing through. This will cause distraction in your scene, conveying a different narrative you want to story-tell to the audience than their perspective. In this list I created below, this will identify the terms and meanings of each camera shot, when they are used, and example(s)!

   I created this table with google slides as my prime media source, and found images of these films in the links provided. 

establishing shot: https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/filmmakers-guide-establishing-shot/

master shot: https://macprovideo.com/article/apple/film-making-tips-directing-standard-coverage

wide shot: https://lunacyu.com/blog/the-importance-of-wide-shots/

full shot: https://www.complex.com/music/2019/09/billie-eilish-all-the-good-girls-go-to-hell-video

Medium full shot: https://filmustage.com/blog/how-shot-size-affects-the-movie/

Medium Shot: https://www.videomaker.com/how-to/shooting/composition/understanding-and-applying-the-medium-shot/

Medium Close Up Shot: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/medium-close-up-shot/

Close Up Shot: https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/when-use-close-up-shot/

Extreme Close up Shot: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-camera-shots/