Camera Angles

Here i have taken some photos  using different camera positions which i have researched. The majority of these shots were not taken in a serious manner, they were simply took of me and my friends with the intentions of practicing using the camera in different ways.

Close up

- This shows very little background, and concentrates on either a face, or a specific detail of mise en scène. Everything else is just a blur in the background. This shot magnifies the object (think of how big it looks on a cinema screen) and shows the importance of things, be it words written on paper, or the expression on someone's face. The close-up takes us into the mind of a character.

High Shot

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- The camera is elevated above the action using a crane to give a general overview. High angles make the object photographed seem smaller, and less significant (or scary). The object or character often gets swallowed up by their setting - they become part of a wider picture.

Long Shot

- This is the most difficult to categorise precisely, but is generally one which shows the image as approximately "life" size ie corresponding to the real distance between the audience and the screen in a cinema (the figure of a man would appear as six feet tall). This category includes the FULL SHOT showing the entire human body, with the head near the top of the frame and the feet near the bottom. 

Mid/Medium close up Shot

- The medium closeup is half way between a mid shot and a close up. This shot shows the face more clearly, without getting uncomfortably close. Usually from around the shoulders-up is shown. Anything involving the waist or below would not be considered a mid-close up.

Low shot

-These increase height and give a sense of speeded motion. Low angles help give a sense of confusion to a viewer, of powerlessness within the action of a scene. The background of a low angle shot will tend to be just sky or ceiling, the lack of detail about the setting adding to the disorientation of the viewer. The added height of the object may make it inspire fear and insecurity in the viewer, who is psychologically dominated by the figure on the screen.