I thought it would be a good idea to research cinematography so we had a clear understanding of what shots will be ideal for shooting our film and it will give us a wider range of different shot ideas which will make our film stand out from others.
What is cinematography?
Cinematography is the creation of motion picture images. It involves the use of either fil or digital imagery.
The cinematography represents the audience's viewpoint or perspective which will move over the course of filming. It's movement involves making the audiece react emotionally to the images in a way which reflects the story line.
Common camera angles:
Extreme long shot/Establishing shot- Contains a large amount of background/landscape. Often use to open a film to establish a setting or scene.
Long shot- Contains a fair amount of background but shows the audience a specific item or person.
Full shot- Complete view of the characters from head to foot. Gives the audience time to focus on the mise en scene (costumes) so the audience know a little about the character and it can help demonstrate relationships between characters.
Medium shot- Shows the character/s from the waist up. The audience can see the characters faces and expressions more clearly.
Close up- Shows just a characters face. This enables the audience to understand the charcers emotions and allows them to feel empathy for the character.
Extreme close up- Displays part of a characters face or an important object. This is commonly use din horror films as it creates an intense mood and provides interaction between the audience and the film. This shot would then be effective in our film because we want the audience to feel involved in the film. We could use this shot when Sally types the message on her phone to James so the audience think she is going to send it.
This video displays a varity of different camera shots and angles that we could incoperate when writing out shot list for our film:
www.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/filmstudies/docs/25568.pdf
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