Shot Types

Our first task was to take examples photos of different shot types these are the images I got:

This is an establishing shot this is the opening shot which is used to set the scene, as we can see in this shot the scene is the entrance to the school, so the audience know that the rest of the footage 

is going to take place at school.

This is an example of a shot/reverse shot which is often used in conversations to show who is speaking and also the audience gets to see in detail how they react to each other emotionally as we can see on the left photo Emma is shocked at the news she’s heard.

This is a tilt shot which often shows speed, movement, action or an unsettled mood.

This is a low shot which is effective as it makes someone seem larger than life size which makes them seem more dominant, or to suggest we are seeing someone through the eyes of someone seated or small.

This is an extreme close up this is used to show and important detail, object, gesture or moment of contact or importance between characters. 

This is a medium/mid shot which is often of the character(s) waist up, which shows some part of the subject in more detail which shows enough for audience to feel like they’re looking at the whole subject.

This is a long shot which shows a character at some distance as we can see in the picture above the girl is quite far away from the camera and the character is often dominated by surroundings.

This is a close up which captures a specific item in more detail and focuses on this as there's not much background in the frame, if it's of a person it's usually just head and shoulders and in that situation is used to catch a characters emotional response to something.