1. AS Media Studies
Unit G322a:
Textual Analysis and
Representation

2.
In looking at camera work the following areas need to be
considered:
Shot type
Position
Angle
Composition
Depth of field
Movement
NB – Other useful docs on Moodle – Technical Aspects
of the Moving Image
http://moodle.reigate.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=20

4.  The camera is the viewers eyes in a scene
 …so, the camera position also dictates the
viewers relationship with the action or
characters in the scene.
 How do the following images make you feel?

7.  Low angle
 High angle
 Tilted angle (sometimes
called ‘dutch’ or ‘canted’)
 Birds eye view
 Worms eye view
 Eye level
 When/why do you think
the different camera
angles might be used?

8. Dead Man (Jarmusch, 1995)

9. A frame’s depth of field refers to the focal length.
 Deep focus - where a frame shows everything sharp or
in focus.
To get an idea of how this works put your finger in front of your face
and concentrate on it. The finger will appear in focus and the
background blurred. NowNow concentrate on the background, the human
eye ‘pulls’ focus from the foreground to the background.
To get an idea of how this works put your finger in front of your face
and concentrate on it. The finger will appear in focus and the
background blurred. NowNow concentrate on the background, the human
eye ‘pulls’ focus from the foreground to the background.
 Selective focus - when a particular part
of the frame is picked out and the rest
of the frame is blurred or indistinct.
 Pull or ‘rack’ focus - when the focal
point changes within the frame.

10.  Pan
 Tracking
 Tilt
 Crab
 Crane
 Handheld
 Zoom lens
Watch the clips from
Skins and The Bill
What effect does
camerawork, in
particular camera
movement, have?
The Bill:
http://estream.reigate.ac.
uk/View.aspx?ID=820
Skins: Series 1, Episode 1-
Watch the clips from
Skins and The Bill
What effect does
camerawork, in
particular camera
movement, have?
The Bill:
http://estream.reigate.ac.
uk/View.aspx?ID=820
Skins: Series 1, Episode 1-