Cinematography

 Cinematography - moving images 

Shot types - a shot is a series of frames that run for an uninterrupted period of time

• ELS - extreme long shot, complete view of a setting, to emphasize an expanse of space

• LS - long shot, closer than ELS but still shows complete image 

• MS - medium shot, on a human body, gestures, expressions and physical appearance 

• CU - close up, shows details in the subject, maybe just the persons face

• BCU - big close up, on the face, shows the social triangle (two eyes and mouth)

• ECU - extreme close up, only reveals certain characteristics and emotions 

Camera Angles - marks the specific location at which the camera is placed to take a shot. A scene may be shot from several camera angles simultaneously.

• High - positioned high above and over a subject to emphasize the overall smallness within the shot

• Low - positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up

• Eye level - when the level of the camera is placed at the same height as the eyes of the characters in the frame.

• Oblique - gives a tilted perspective

Analysis of a Scene - Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Twist and Shout)

Eye level

Medium shot

- shows emotion

Eye level

Long shot

-shows the setting

Eye level

Long shot

Low angle shot

Long shot

Low angle shot

Long shot

Eye level

Medium shot

Low angle shot

Medium shot

- audience is inferior to the main character

Eye level 

Medium shot

Oblique angle

Long shot

Extreme Long shot

High angle

- shows a complete view of the setting

Close up 

Eye level

- shows emotion

High angle

Long shot