Sign in or 
Share this
Camera Angles
The shot angle is the level from which you look at your subject through the camera.
Eye-level angle - One of the most commonly used shots is the eye-level shot. Why? Because it's the perspective most familiar to us - we usually see things from our own eye-level. This angle also causes the least discomfort because we're used to it. If you're shooting a person, and you want to make it an eye-level shot, make sure you shoot at their eye-level, not yours.
Low Angle - In this shot the camera looks up at the subject, making it seem important, powerful, or perhaps larger than it is to the viewer. For example, you might be sitting on the ground looking up at someone who is standing.
High Angle - In this shot the camera looks down on the subject, decreasing its importance. The subject looks smaller. It often gives the audience a sense of power, or makes the subject seem helpless. In this case, you'd be higher than the other person (maybe they're sitting, or maybe you're standing on a desk) looking down on that person.
Camera angle
The camera angle marks the specific location at which a camera is placed to take a shot. A scene may be shot from several camera angles.
Psychological effects
Where the camera is placed in relation to the subject greatly affects the way the viewer perceives that subject. A high-angle shot makes the subject look small or weak while a low-angle shot makes the subject look powerful or threatening. A neutral shot has little to no psychological effect on the viewer.A Dutch angle gives the viewer a feeling of a world out of balance or psychological unrest.
Naming a camera setup
During production and post-production, it is necessary to give a unique alphanumeric identity to each camera angle, labeled as "scenes." For example: "Scene 24C."Camera angle letters are often pronounced on the set using one of two systems:
- The NATO phonetic alphabet:
- Older Police Style phonetic alphabet:
For example: "Scene 24C" would be pronounced as "Scene 24, Charlie."
Some letters are skipped because they look like other letters or numbers when written (for example an "S" can look like a "5").
deka.jayanta |
Latest page update: made by deka.jayanta
, Mar 4 2008, 2:47 AM EST
(about this update
About This Update
Moved from: Study Guides
- deka.jayanta
No content added or deleted. - complete history) |
|
Keyword tags:
Camera
Jayanta deka
med
media online
mediaonline
Video
More Info: links to this page
|
There are no threads for this page.
Be the first to start a new thread.
