The Most Popular And Important Camera Types of Shots All Film maker and Actor Should Know.

 The Camera  Man or a Cinematographer Job is an Artistic Job Looks Like Black Magic Happening on Film Sets. As he have Knowledge about  Handling Camera with Perfect Techniques and Using Little Brain He can turn an entire set into Something Cinematic and Remarkably Iconic .He can Achieve his Desired Image.Amidst all the Voodoo and Mystery ,However , There is Real Science Behind those High Budget Money Shots, So We have come up with Few Most Popular and Very Basic but Powerful Types of Camera Shots , which you can remember and Easily Distinguish those shots during watching movies etc. Also you can Use this technique in your own Films To  Make your Film Look Cinematic .

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THE TWO-SHOT 

 

This is a medium shot that shows two characters within the frame. Pretty straight-forward but can be pivotal in establishing relationships between the characters.

ICONIC EXAMPLE :  Conversation between both characters with in a frame in movie SOIDER MAN 2

THE HIGH ANGLE SHOT

 

In contrast with the low angle shot, this one films from a higher point and looks down on the character or subject, often isolating them in the frame. Basically the direct opposite of the low angle, it aims to portray the subject as , inferior or weak in some way.

ICONIC EXAMPLE :  Fight between Batman and The Famous Joker from BATMAN movie

THE LOW ANGLE SHOT

This shot films from a lower point and shoots up at a character or subject, making them appear larger so as to convey them as heroic, dominant or intimidating.

ICONIC EXAMPLE : Movie AVENGERS

THE OVER-THE-SHOULDER SHOT

 

This is where the camera is positioned behind a subject’s shoulder and is usually used for filming conversations between two actors ,very famous shot. This popular method helps the audience to really be drawn into the conversation and helps to focus in on one speaker at a time. Seeing as the non-speaking actor is seen only from behind, it’s common for major production sets to substitute actors with stand-ins or doubles for these shots.

ICONICEXAMPLE : From Movie TITANIC.

THE DOLLY ZOOM

This shot sees the camera track forward from the actor whilst simultaneously zooming out, or vice-versa. So the foreground generally stays the same while the background increases or decreases across the frame.

 ICONICEXAMPLE ; FROM BREAKING BAD

THE MEDIUM SHOT (MS) 

 

Also referred to as a ‘semi-close shot’ or ‘mid-shot’, this generally shoots the actor(s) from the waist up and is typically used in dialogue scenes. It aims to capture subtle facial expressions combined with their body language or surrounding environment that may be necessary to provide context.

ICONIC EXAMPLE : From the movie Avengers

THE EXTREME CLOSE-UP (XCU)

This shot is widely used in movies and target on a small part of the actor’s face or body, like a blinking of an eye or the biting of lips in order to convey intense and intimate emotions. This unnaturally close view is used economically as the multiplication of the precised movements or details need to be justified in the dramatization and boldness of that particular scene.

THE CLOSE-UP (CU) 

 

The shot from movie THE SHINING is an perfect example of Close Up Shot . This shows the character in great detail .It is usually to show the emotion on character's face. This shot is usually framed from above the shoulders and keeps only the actor’s face in full frame, capturing even the smallest facial variations .

THE ESTABLISHING SHOT

 

The establishing shot is used by the director to establish any particular mentioned location in agiven script .Mostly Used in Horror and Adventrous movies  . 

ICONIC EXAMPLE : LORD OF THE RINGS 

THE AERIAL SHOT

Aerial Shot Basically Is View From Above Which Is Also Called An Birds Eye View Shot .It Can Be Any Place Or Scene For Any Movie  . It Shows The Viewers Everything At once In One Single Shot. A Crane Or Drone Camera Is Used To get this type of shot.