Planning: Camera shots and angles

In order to help me produce my music video I took some photos demonstrating key types of camera shots to help me decide which ones to use in my video.

Establishing Shot (Est) - Often used to set the scene and provide context of the location to the viewer.

Long Shot (L/S) - Used like an establishing shot but provides a more detailed look at a smaller area.

Mid shot (M/S) - Still provides some context whilst providing more detail on what is happening in the scene.

Two Shot - A type of mid-shot that shows two people and is often used to show conversations.

Close-up (C/U) - Focuses the audience's attention on a single character, often used during conversations to switch between characters involved.

Big close up (BCU) - Used to show emotion in a person's face or provide detailed looks at objects.


Framing

Head Space

BAD- There is too much room between the persons head and the top of the frame which makes them look small and leaves too much empty space in the shot.

GOOD - The room above the subjects head is about the size of an apple, an give the subject a more balanced position within the shot away from the edges.

Looking space

Looking space gives a character somewhere to look into within the picture and makes the image appear more balanced and natural.

GOOD - The subject has plenty of room to look into and the picture is well balanced, easy to look at and more interesting.

BAD - The character is at the edge of the frame and the shot looks cramped