CINEMATOGRAPHY HOMEWORK

MEDUIM SHOT: this is a shot that shows a person from their head to the middle.

LONG SHOT:  this is a shot where you can see the whole body of a person or an object in the shot

EXTREME LONG SHOT: this is a shot where you can see the whole body and the things around them.

CANTED SHOT: this is when the camera is tilted to show the side of an angle. This is mostly used in the genre of horror movies and science fiction. It is also commonly used in fight scenes.

MEDUIM LONG SHOT: this is a shot that shows the body/object just above the feet.

TILT UP AND DOWN: this is when the camera goes up and down in a scene.

TRACKING: this is when the camera goes back and front like on a track. It can also be called dolly, trucking or pull-backs.

CRANE:  this could be called dolly shot in the air. It is a large heavy piece of equipment useful for moving a camera up, down, left, right, swooping in on action or moving diagonally out of it.

HAND HELD: this is a camera used to film a scene but like the name says it is hand held and a scene shot with this is usually shaky and it could bring the person videoing it to the characters in a scene.

ARIEL/BIRD EYE: this is usually taken from a helicopter and it is often used at the beginning of a film in order to establish the setting and the movement. 

ZOOM:  this enables the photographer to get a close shot on a scene while he/she is still far away. This can change the position of the audience very quickly and very slowly thus saving a lot of time and stress of moving back and front.