Tag Archives: shot

Sat, Nov 7 2009
The Bird’s Eye View Shot

The Bird’s Eye View Shot

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Classically used in a number of films, especially by Mr Hitchcock in the film ‘Birds’, the bird’s eye view shot is great if you get it right. But you need to be different. You need to... 

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Sat, Nov 7 2009
The High Angle Shot

The High Angle Shot

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A high angle shot is pretty much the opposite of a low angle shot, instead of it being taken from the ground looking upwards, this shot is taken from ‘the air’ and is looking downwards at the... 

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Sat, Nov 7 2009
The Low Angle Shot

The Low Angle Shot

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A low angle shot. A shot taken from the ground looking upwards at a subject basically. There are a few great uses of low angle shots but they can be used to simply add that something extra to your movie.... 

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Sun, Nov 1 2009
The Two Shot

The Two Shot

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The two shot is a pretty simple idea, a shot with two subjects within the frame. Similarly, a three shot is a shot with three subjects and a four shot is a shot with four subjects. But why call it a two... 

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Sun, Nov 1 2009
The Over-the-Shoulder Shot

The Over-the-Shoulder Shot

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The name of this shot really does speak for itself, the Over-the-Shoulder shot, a shot taken over the shoulder of another subject. This may sound limiting and boring in some ways but there are in fact... 

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Wed, Oct 28 2009
The Point-of-View Shot

The Point-of-View Shot

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Point-of-View shots or POV Shots are unique shots and very stylised shots that will put the audience right into the shoes of the character. A POV Shot will show the action through the eyes of a character... 

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Wed, Oct 28 2009
The Cut In Shot

The Cut In Shot

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To be totally honest with you, cut away shots and cut in shots are pretty much the same thing. Some say that cut away shots must be a shot of an object that is not part of the main action or the main subject... 

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Wed, Oct 28 2009
The Cut Away Shot

The Cut Away Shot

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So many first time, second time and even fifth time movie makers do not understand when and why cut aways are used. Therefore, many of them just miss them out. No! No! Bad move! Read here to find out what... 

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Wed, Oct 28 2009
The Close Up Shot

The Close Up Shot

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Close up shots are used in most scenes of films for one reason primarily and that is to highlight and or define a certain element of a scene. Whether it be a subject or character or an apple in a tree,... 

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Wed, Oct 28 2009
The Mid Shot

The Mid Shot

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The mid shot: When? Why? How? Just three questions that you will probably want to know the answers to when it comes to mid shots, and here you can find the answers. Like many shots, mid shots are not used... 

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Tue, Oct 27 2009
The Wide Shot

The Wide Shot

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Wide shots, are very similar to establishing shots, but these will generally be showing an action or an event as opposed to showing a location or setting a scene. Also, you don’t have to stick to using... 

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Tue, Oct 27 2009
The Establishing Shot

The Establishing Shot

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Establishing shots are used through-out pretty much every single film out there. The main ‘role’ of an establishing shot is to introduce the setting and the location of the scene that is about to take... 

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