Type of shot Mid angle

What is happening in the shot?

In the shot the woman is stood in an outside location looking at something off screen which is unknown to the audience.

This shot has been used to make the audience

Understand that she is looking in a different direction as her body position is to the side. Also her facial expression of being unsure about something is clear in the shot/

High angle

Low angle

The man is stood at the bottom of a staircase in what looks like a large house; hes probably wealthy shown through his neat suit and the grand bannister. Being shot in black and white shows that the film is not modern or is trying to portray a gloomy atmosphere. This shows the subject from below, giving them the impression of being more powerful or dominant.

The man has quite an intimidating or angry so showing him from a high angle moving towards the camera adds fear. Even though the man is below the camera the audience still feel nervous of what hell do.

The audience may feel inferior to those in shot as they are looking up to them as if the person/people are more important. This can give characters a dominant persona.

Birds eye

Close up

The scene is shown from directly above. This is a completely different and somewhat unnatural point of view which can be used for dramatic effect or for showing a different spatial perspective. This shows very little background, and concentrates on either a face, or a specific detail of mise en scne. Everything else is just a blur in the background. This shot magnifies the and shows the importance of things, be it words written on paper, or the expression on someone's face. An extreme version of the close up, generally magnifying beyond what the human eye would experience in reality. An extreme close-up of a face, for instance, would show only the mouth or eyes, with no background detail whatsoever.

This gives the audience a sense of space of whats happening and really understand the pace or movement of a character on screen. Also this shot gives a great perspective of landscape which is being filmed.

From this the audience can identify the true feelings of the character in shot, this releases certain emotions either of happiness, sadness, frightened, pity etc. It also makes it easier for the audience to understand relations between the people on screen.

Extreme close up

From this the audience can identify the true feelings of the character in shot, this releases certain emotions either of happiness, sadness, frightened, pity etc. It also makes it easier for the audience to understand relations between the people on screen. However in this shot the audience has to use presumptions of what the character is thinking through understanding common expression.

Long shot

Extreme long shot

Over the shoulder shot

This is the most difficult to categorise precisely, but is generally one which shows the image as approximately "life" size i.e. corresponding to the real distance between the audience and the screen in a cinema. This can be taken from as much as a quarter of a mile away, and is generally used as a scenesetting, establishing shot. It normally shows an exterior, e.g. the outside of a building, or a landscape, and is often used to show scenes of thrilling action e.g. in a war film or disaster movie. Is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person. The back of the shoulder and head of this person is used to frame the image of whatever the camera is pointing toward.

It creates the most realistic view point for the audience giving a sense of being part of the on screen action and having a virtual involvement. This will heighten enjoyment of the film in most cases.

The extreme long shot on the left is taken from a distance, but denotes a precise location - it might even represent all of the entertainment industry if used as the opening shot in a news story. This is the useful effect of the shot as the audience immediately know the setting and then can take from that what the atmosphere would be.

Gives the audience a true reflection of the characters point of view and how they must be feeling at that point whether it is it happiness at a funny situation or nervous at a dangerous situation. This shot is used to put the audience into the shoes of those on screen and feel part of the action.