Camera Techniques

• Long Shot: 

It is a shot taken of a subject from a considerable distance away.The long shot normally shows the entire subject from top to bottom, for a person it would be head to toes. In long shot, the subject is usually shown in some relation to its surroundings.The emphasis tends to be more on action and movement rather than a character’s emotional state.

• Mid Long Shot:

Mid long shots include a character from approximately the knees up in the frame; they are wider than medium shots, but tighter than long shots. 

• Mid Shot:

It is a camera angle shot taken from a medium distance and shows part of the subject in more detail. This shot usually covers a character from it's head to waist.This is one of the most common shots seen in films, as it focuses on a character in a scene while still showing some environment.

• Mid Close-Up:

It falls between a medium shot and a close-up, generally framing the subject from chest or shoulder up. In this shot, the focus is more on the character's emotions.

• Close-Up Shot:

 Fills the screen with part of the subject, such as a person’s head/face. Framed this tightly, the emotions and reaction of a character dominate the scene. Close-up shots tend to make the audience become more emotionally attached to the person.

• Extreme Close-Up:

The extreme close-up shot is traditionally used in film to allow the viewer to enter the character's intimate space, revealing certain characteristics and emotions that would otherwise go unnoticed from afar.

• Establishing Shot: 

An establishing shot is a long shot at the start of a scene (or sequence) that shows things from a distance. 

• Aerial Shot:

An aerial shot is a shot that's taken from an elevated vantage point than what is framed in the shot. Aerial shots gives viewers a deeper understanding of what is happening below, both literally and metaphorically.

• Low Angle:

This shot frames the subject from a low camera height. These camera shots most often emphasize power dynamics between characters. Low angle camera shots are a perfect camera angle for signaling superiority or to elicit feelings of fear and dread

• High Angle:

In a high angle shot, the camera points down at your subject. It usually creates a feeling of inferiority, or “looking down” on your subject.

• Dutch Tilt:

For a dutch angle (dutch tilt), the camera is slanted to one side. With the horizon lines tilted in this way, you can create a sense of disorientation.

• Pan:

Panning is when you move your camera horizontally; either left to right or right to left, while its base is fixated on a certain point. You are not moving the position of the camera itself, just the direction it faces. These types of shots are great for establishing a sense of location within your story.

• Tilt:

Tilting is when you move the camera vertically, up to down or down to up, while its base is fixated to a certain point. Again, like panning, this move typically involves the use of a tripod where the camera is stationary but you move the angle it points to. These shots are popular when introducing a character, especially one of grandeur, in a movie.

• Dolly:

A dolly is when you move the entire camera forwards and backwards, typically on some sort of track or motorized vehicle. 

Introduction

Welcome to my Media blog!

 I'm Emaan Ansari and I am an AS student. Film-making and photography have always been a passion of mine and I wish to show people a different perspective of the world through my camera.
On this blog, I will be posting my photography, videos and my media coursework along with behind the scenes of assigned projects.