2. Can be taken from up to a quarter of a
mile away.
 Normally shows the exterior of a building or
landscape
 Used for establishing shots and often to
show scenes of thrilling action e.g. in war
films.
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Very little detail is given so it is used to a
give a general impression.

3. This shot generally shoes the image in ‘life’ size.
 The full human body would be seen in this shot
with the head near the top and the feet near
the body so is used to show the full character.
 Most of the time the focus is on the character
however the background detail can be seen.
 They are often used a lot in
western films.
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4. This shot shows from someone's waist up
wards.
 This is normally used in dialogue scenes
or to show some detail in action scenes.
 It will usually only contain up to 3 people.
 The background detail is minimal.
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5. This is where only the head a shoulders of
a character is shown.
 There is very little detail of the
background.
 It is used when the focus is on one
character.
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6. This shot concentrates on the face or a
specific piece or mise-en-scene.
 This shows very little detail of the
background.
 This shot magnifies the object so shows
importance.
 This shot can be used to show intimate shots
and gain the audiences trust.
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7. This usually magnifies beyond what the
human eye would see.
 It usually focuses on one thing for
example an eye.
 This shot gives a lot of detail on the
subject but misses out the detail on the
context.
 This shot is used for dramatic effect as it
creates tension and makes the audience
feel uncomfortable.
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8. This is a shot from directly above.
 This is a very unnatural shot.
 This shot can be used to give the
audience a god like position.
 It makes the characters seem ant-like
and very insignificant.
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9. This is the opposite to birds eye and is
taken from directly below the
characters.
 This is used to make the characters seem
god-like and gives them a very high level
of significance.
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10. This is taken over the shoulder of one of
the actors showing the back of their had
and the face of the other actor.
 They are usually used for dialogue
scenes and interviews.
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11. These are taken from a lower point then
the action in the scene.
 They can be used to back things or
people look taller or to give a sense of
motion.
 They make the actor look more
important and make the audience feel
insignificant and small.
 The background is usually sky or ceiling
so lacks detail of the setting.
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12. This is not as extreme as a birds eye.
 This shot is taken from a higher point then
the action of the scene.
 It is used to give a general overview of
the scene.
 It is used to make the objects or people
look smaller, less significant or less scary.
 The object or character gets swallowed
up so becomes part of the wider picture.
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13. This shows the shot from the characters
point of view.
 It is used to show the audience what the
character see’s
 It makes the audience feel part of the
action.
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15. This photo is a low angle photo we took.
 This type of shot would be used in a
horror film or crime film to make the
villain look more dominant so therefor
more scary.
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16. This shot we took is a birds eye view.
 This type of shot would be used in a film
to look down to set the location.
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