How shot types and angles create meaning

How shot types and angles create meaning

In the film industry different shot sizes are used to get reactions from the audience watching/ viewing the work. From the audience's reactions, the director, producer and all the other crew can decide whether the film should be released or if more editing needs to be done.

Other areas in the media industry that uses different shot sizes and angles and photography and video.

The shot sizes and angles that are used are: extreme long shot, extreme close up, tracking shot ,wide shot and low angle.

Extreme Close Up Shots
Extreme Close Up shots captures every single detail within an image, giving a clear image. These shots allow the audience to feel the same way just as the person or animal in an image or video is feeling.
Taken from the movie "Dawn of the planet of the apes" is an extreme close up shot of the gorilla from the movie. the audience can see that the gorilla seeks revenge from the look of it's eyes.

Tracking Shots
In films Tracking is used. Tracking is when the camera is placed on tracks to follow characters or vehicles in particular scenes. for example, a character is running away from danger or a train is going at full speed.  Tracking shots are usually used in horror films to create tension put the audience in the character's position mainly the main character or to reveal something.
The camera crew have attached the camera to the tracks so they will be able to film what looks like a battle scene within a film.

Low Angle shots
A Low Angle Shot is a shot captured from a camera angle that is positioned quite low anywhere below eye level looking up. From these shots the audience can either put themselves in the character's position or can feel like they are joining the character when they are trying to find out something or solve a mystery.
Taken from the movie Spider-Man the audience can see that the character has discovered something which makes the audience start to focus on what it is he has found out.

Wide Shot
A Wide Shot show quite a lot of what is in the scene if it's in a movie, but if it's in photography, the audience will be able to see the surroundings of the captured image.
This shot is taken from the movie Iron Man and it has the main character Iron Man in the middle quite close to the screen and other versions of him in the background.

Extreme Long Shot
A Extreme Long Shot captures the main image along with it's surroundings but in more detail.
This shot leaves the audience amazed especially in movies as they are trying to figure out what is beyond the surroundings.
This shot shows a river which goes off further away into the distance.



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