Camera Angles

Camera Angles

Close up 

A close up is a shot that focuses very closely on the face or an object, which sometimes the background is blurred, because to focus on the close up shot; which this gives importance to the scene or action.

Extreme Close up

An extreme close up is similar to close up, but this is more closer than the close up. By this I mean that you can only see a certain or specific part only, which is extremely close or focused. For example, a human's face is the close up and the extreme close up can be the eyes.

Panoramic Shot

A panoramic shot is a shot of couple of scenery or an environment photographs that are together, but they are taken separately, then later put them together to create a large panoramic shot. This shot is mainly used to show the overall of the scene or the setting. 

Long Shot

A long shot is when objects and people can be fit in the scene, without any editing and cutting; which this means in this scene you will be able to see not only one action, but other actions, as well. For example, you can also see the actions in the background.

Extreme Long Shot

An extreme long shot is same as the long shot, but is more in detailed. This is usually used to show the location or the setting in detail and also to show where the scene has been set in. Sometimes, they also use this shot to create pressure and tension in the scene.

Middle Shot

Middle shot is when it shows a figure from the waist and upwards, this sometimes the background is blurred and also sometimes, the backgrounds gives only a minimum of detail.

Birds eye view

Birds eye view when shows an overall of the scene, this is normally take in a very high level; which this will make the objects and people smaller, than the normal size; to create this view they use a helicopter.

High Angle Shot

A high angle shot is same as the bird eye view, but instead of the helicopter the crane is used. This is mainly used to give an effect to the audience, to show that the object or the person is powerless. 

Low Angle Shot

Low angle shots are mainly filmed near the ground level, this is mainly used to show to the audience that the person or the object has power.

Point of View 

Point of view shots are mainly taken as a view of the audience, which means it feels like an experience by the the audience. This is  a shot where you make the audience feel that they are part of the film, which this effect will make the audience be engaged with the film.

Oblique Shot

Oblique shot is when the camera angle is tilt,, which this is mainly used to confuse the audiences, and to make confusions or disruptions. This shot is mainly used in dangerous scenes, disaster scenes, scary scenes, action scenes and many other. In addition, this shot is similar to the point of view shot too, this is because the audience will feel the same experience, which means the audience feel that they are the part of the film, same as the the oblique shot. 

Over the Shoulder the Shot

The over the shoulder shot it makes the audience feel like that the person or the object is in from of them, which the person or the object it had been watched or followed by the audience. This effect is also to engage the audience in the movie.