Camerawork and Editing

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 CAMERA SHOTS

Extreme wide shot/ Establishing shot: This shot is used to show the comparison of 

actors to the landscape/ environment. Actors aren't always needed in a wide shot and can sometimes only show the location to show the whole setting

Wide shot/ Full shot: This shot shows the correlation between the subject and the background. We can see the actor head to toe and get a sense of the area/ setting around them. It can be used in many ways. e.g. to convey loneliness/ isolation

Medium full shot: This is halfway between a full shot and a medium full shot. It usually cuts off by the knees or somewhere around the waist. The actor and setting are roughly equal in frame. 

Medium shot: This shot frames the actor right above the waist to allow the actor to be seen interacting with other objects/ props or the environment surrounding them. 

Medium close-up: This is halfway between a medium and a close-up shot. It is from the chest up and is sometimes called a bust shot to put emphasis on the actors face. 

Close-up: Close-up is basically only showing head and shoulders so we can have close attention to the actors face as we can see every detail of it. 

Extreme close-up: With this shot we can either fill the whole frame up with the actors face (cutting off at the forehead) or you can highlight particular facial features.
Cut in/ Insert shots: Insert shots aren't used to focus of people we use them to emphasis objects that usually have not much relevance in the scene.
Cut Away shot: This is used to cut away to anything else that isn't in the main scene. 

CAMERA ANGLES

High angle: Makes subject looks small and weak (inferior)

Low angle: Makes the subject look big and powerful (superior)

Unusual perspective: Can be used to surprise the audience/ show danger (e.g. looking down from a tall building)

CAMERA MOVEMENT: 

Pan: horizontal turn left or right Used to follow movement . A whip pan ( very fast pan) can create a feeling of action or drama

Track/Dolly: Camera moves on tracks/ wheels
Tracks action smoothly - look for in chases or fast-moving sequences


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