1. CAMERA WORK
To recognise and understand the terminology used
to describe different camera shots and their effect.
STARTER
When you had a video camera in your hand – what were some of
the decisions you had to consider when shooting a scene?

3. Media language
Camera shot Editing
Straight cut
Dissolve
Fade
Position within a frame
Costume
Setting & props
Tracking
High-angle
ECU
Parallel / contrapuntal
Diagetic / Non-diagetic
Bridges
Sound Mise-en-scene

4. CAMERA ANGLE, SHOT,
MOVEMENT & COMPOSITION...

5. Task
• Try and match the Camera Angles to the example of
that shot:
1) Eye-level
2) High angle
3) Low angle
4) Bird's eye
5) Slanted / Dutch tilt

6. CAMERA ANGLE, SHOT,
MOVEMENT & COMPOSITION...

7. Task
• Use your mobile phone cameras to take photos of
your partner (the subject) using the different shot
types.
• Why would you select a particular shot type?
• Upload your photos to your blog – labelling the shot
type and what they would be chosen for.

8. Extreme wide
shot (ES)
Long shot (LS)
Mid shot (MS)
Close up (CU) Extreme Close
up (ECU)

9. CAMERA ANGLE, SHOT,
MOVEMENT & COMPOSITION...

10. What's the name for when the camera:
1) keeps a regular distance from the action?
2) moves horizontally from left to right or right to left?
3) goes in towards and out from the subject?
4) follows the subject?
5) moves vertically in relation to the subject?
6) moves left to right around an axis?
7) points up or down from a stationary location?
zoom tracking
arc
hunting
pedestal
pan
tilt

11. What's the name for when the camera:
1) keeps a regular distance from the action?
tracking
2) moves horizontally from left to right or right to left?
3) goes in towards and out from the subject?
4) follows the subject?
hunting
5) moves vertically in relation to the subject?
6) moves left to right around an axis?
arc
zoom
pedestal
7) points up or down from a stationary location?
pan
tilt

12. Independent study task
• To write up the terminology from today’s lesson
onto your learning blogs – along with the photos of
your partner (and an image of OAJW exterior).