Camera: The Basics

Camera Shots: The Basics
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Right - a ten second introduction to the basic camera shots, and then off you go to shoot. Remember, here are the levels of success I'm looking for:

S:  to take each of the basic shot types.
M: to include a coherent narrative to your shots. 
D:  to include shots that clearly reference German Expressionism

The main three elements of camera shots are:
1. Angle
2. Distance
3. Shot

Christopher Doyle, breaking the rules: the framing of these characters, particularly the distance between them, plays with the conventional two shot,as does the man's shadow. It also twists the audience's expectation of the over-the-shoulder shot. We are not told which character's persepctive we 'should' see the scene from.



A conventional two shot, but from an extreme low angle, that demands that the audience understand the significance and power of these characters. However, in the context of this scene of Se7en, it only serves to emphasise the difficulty of their task to catch the killer.



Your task:
Working in groups of 3-4, take the following shots:
1. Low angle, long shot

2. High angle, long shot.

3. An establishing shot.
4. A close up.
5. A two shot.

6. An extreme close up. 

7. Another extreme close up.
8... (any others you choose...)

Email your best shot to me, and I'll post the best on the blog.