Camera Movement / Angles / Shot Cheat Terms

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Across
  1. 4. starts above the waist but below the chest to the head
  2. 5. shows the relationship of the character and the environment
  3. 7. when the camera is looking at the eye level
  4. 9. a head to toe shot
  5. 11. when the camera is looking up at a person, shows dominance
  6. 13. you get more intimate with the character usually used near at the end of the movie
  7. 17. meant to elicit confusion
  8. 18. Shot catches a scene and plays it out
  9. 19. rolls the camera
  10. 20. when a camera is looking down at a person, shows weakness
  11. 23. moves the camera either up or down
  12. 24. movement documentary style The Office is a good example
  13. 26. following the subject behind
  14. 28. used in comparison with the cowboy shot, at the hip
  15. 29. adjusting the cameras focal length
  16. 30. gives it the vertigo effect
Down
  1. 1. shows just the neck to the head
  2. 2. un-emphasizes the scene
  3. 3. not tilted, the shot is just down facing straight
  4. 6. when the camera is not at the eye level but lower, often used during conversation
  5. 8. introduces us to the environment, the time, date, and year
  6. 10. a queue for the audience to know that this is important
  7. 12. sows a specific body part like just the eyes meant for “the thinking” moment
  8. 14. to reveal something or follow somethings direction
  9. 15. where the camera is perfectly placed over the shoulder
  10. 16. following the subject to the side
  11. 21. placed all the way down on the ground
  12. 22. a shot with no camera movement
  13. 25. goes around the subject or the whole scene
  14. 27. from your hip to your head