Camera shots
A camera shot is the amount of space covered in a singe shot.They are used to demonstrate the difference sides of a certain character or an object.
An extreme long shot would cover a large amount of a certain landscape. its mostly used to establish a certain scene.
A long shot would contain a landscape but gives the viewer an idea of hat actually is going on.
A full shot would show the full character , this illustrates the costume of the certain character or even the relationship between two characters.
Mid shot would have a character with some background showing and would include the character only from the waist up.
A close up shot would only focus on a certain body part or an element in the shot for example the face (To show expressions) or the hand (to show maybe if the character is holding something ) of a certain character.
The extreme close up shot focuses on only on element in the scene for example on eye or the characters lips.
Camera Angles.
The first angle is the birds eye view, mostly used to establish a shot, this is taken either from a really high crane or from a drone in the sky.
The second angle is a high angle, it looks down on a character or a scene, this might be used to show the superiority of the audience over the character.
The third angle is a low angle, it looks up on a character or a scene, this might be used to show the inferiority of the audience relative to the character.
Another one would be the eye level angle which puts the audience on an equal level as the character.
Dutch angle is used to demonstrate the confusion of a character. Its a slightly tilted shot that is supposed to disorientate the audience.
These angles and techniques can be used well to photograph the cover for a magazine.
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