During our first media lesson, we were told to go and practice different camera shots around school. We all have little knowledge of who to use the cameras, shots and lighting in the correct way so this has been out practice on getting used to shots and working together in a group. Here are some pictures we took around school of ourselves and objects around showing different a variety of different camera shots with an explanation of what they particularly are:
Mid Shot - a mid shot is used to show some part of the subject in more detail whilst still showing enough for the audience to feel as if they were looking at the whole subject. The bottom part of a persons body is where you wouldn't be paying much, if any, attention to so that part of the picture is unnecessary in the shot anyway.
Establishing Shot - this shot is mainly used to open a scene, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place. It is usually a wide shot used to get everything in.
Tilt Shot - this is where the camera is shot at an angle. It may be used to fit more onto the screen or create effects on the viewer of the shot.
Low Shot - a low shot is a shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up. Sometimes it is even directly below the subject's feet. Psychologically, the effect of the low angle is that it makes the subject look strong and powerful.
Close Up - this is a shot which is tightly frames a person or an object. Close up shots are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium shots and long shots to show detail shots and to make the audience focus on one thing happening in the shot.
Extreme Close Up - an extreme close up has the same purpose as a close up yet is even tighter to the subject or person putting focus on a particular detail of the subject. They are extremely intimate shots showing detail to the audience.
