Media Language - Camera

Micro Elements

- Cinematography

- Sound

- Mise-en-scene

- Editing 

Use of the Camera

Camera techniques include:

- Camera angles and shots
- Camera movement

Camera angles and shots

Close up - neck and face (to emphasise how important this character is).

Extreme Close Up - a small section of an object or character (to really emphasis an object).

Medium shot (mid-shot) - a figure from about the waist up.






Long shot - The whole of the body is visible.

Wide shot - Shows a vast area, depending on where it appears in a sequence it is sometimes called an establishing shot. 







Point of view (POV) - Allows us to see through the eyes of a character.

Low angle - puts the character in a position of power and makes the viewer feel inferior






High angle - makes the characters seem vulnerable and puts the viewer in a position of power.






OTS (Over the shoulder) - Looks over the shoulder of a character to reveal what they are looking at (used in conversations)

Camera movement

Pan - moving from left to right or right to left.

Tilt - moving from up to down or down to up. 

Tracking shot - follows an object or person, or the other way round.

Crane shot - swoops from low to high, almost towards a birds eye view.

Hand-held - when the camera is being held.

180º Rule - when you cannot film over the other side of the imaginary line.