Cinematography

The following points were discussed in class. Make sure that you are able to identify and / or describe each one of these different cinematographic techniques.

1 Time

1.1 The Shot & Scene

A shot is a series of uninterrupted frames. Several shots edited together forms one scene. Every scene is a coherent narrative with a beginning, middle and end.

1.2 Altering Time

• Slow Motion
• Fast Mostion
  

1.3 Accelerating & Freezing Time

• Time-lapse photography
• Frozen moments
  

2 Camera & Space

2.1 Camera Height

• Eye Level Shot
• High(er) Level
• Low(er) Level
  

2.2 Camera Angle

• High-Angle Shot
• Low-Angle Shot
• Dutch Angle Shot / Canted Shot
• Overhead Shot / Bird’s Eye View Shot
  

2.3 Camera Distance

• Extreme Long Shot (XLS)
• Long Shot (LS)
• Medium Long Shot (MLS)
• Medium Shot (MS)
• Medium Close-up (MCU)
• Close-up (CU)
• Extreme Close-up (XCU)
  

2.4 Camera Move: Exploring Space

• Horizontally (Panning)
• Vertically (Tilting)
• Tracking Shot
• Crane Shot
• Aerial Shot
• Handheld Shot & Steadicam