Camera & Editing techniques

Camera and Editing techniques we may possibly use...

CAMERA

Extreme long shot/establishing shot-establishes physical context of action; shows landscape and architectural exteriors

Long shot -shows a large scale action; shows whole groups of people; displays large architectural details

Medium shot- small groups such as two or three people

Close-up- focus on one character; facial expression very important

Extreme close-up- facial features in a character or small objects framing where people etc. are placed within the frame ( composition)

Angles

High angle/birds eye view ( filmed from above)

Aerial shot - (usually filmed from a crane or helicopter)

Low Angle - worms eye view filmed from below so camera is looking up

Movement - pan/panning (camera moves on a pivot from one direction to another

Tilt - camera attached to moving object to follow action

Tracking - tracking shot (camera attached to moving object to follow the action)

Zoom - camera moves in on a object/moves out from the object

Short take - shot lasts for a short time

Long take - camera lingers on the frame

EDITING
(cutting and refining the footage to create the finished text.)

Quick cuts - shot moves rapidly from one frame/shot to the next

Fade (fade to black) - one shot fades away to black and the next shot fades in

Dissolve - one shot fades out as the next shot simultaneously fades in

Wipe - a shot is literally wiped off the screen by another

Slow motion - a sequence is slowed down

Fast motion - a sequence sped up

Stop motion - a series of still shots or drawings etc. are taken with a still camera and mixed into a moving image programme to create a digital animation sequence