Film+Making+Techniques

__**Shots**__
In film a **shot** is a continuous strip of motion picture film, created of a series of frames, that runs for an uninterrupted period of time. The etymology of the term "shot" derives from the early days of film production when camera were hand-cranked. Hand-cranked cameras operated similarly to the hand-cranked machine guns of that era. Therefore, one "shot" film the way one would "shoot" bullets from a machine gun. Shots are generally filmed with a camera and can be of any duration. The distance from the camera to the subject greatly affects the narrative power of a shot. (Wikipedia)

the [|establishing shot],

[|the long shot (fullshot)]

[|the medium shot (midshot)]

[|the][|close-up]

__**Conversation Shots**__
the [|over the shoulder shot]

Face to face

the [|two shot]

Over the head

__**Levels**__
Eye level

Low angle

High angle

The Undershot

[|the][|aerial shot]

[|the][|bird's eye shot]

[|the][|crane shot]

__**Camera Movement**__
[|Pan]

[|Track (side)]

[|Dolly (forwards/backwards)]

Zoom

Tilt

the [|point of view shot]

__**Focus**__
[|Manual]

[|Depth of Field]

__**Composition**__
[|Symmetry]

[|Rule of Thirds]

[|Headroom]

[|Talk Space/Lead room]

__**Video Resources**__
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