ADV 2151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Master Shot, Tracking Shot, Medium Shot

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• Shots
o LONG SHOT: Generally speaking, a long shot will include the entire body of the
subject or subjects.
o MEDIUM SHOT: A medium shot will usually depict your subject anywhere from
above the knees and up to just above the waist and up. Remember not to cut off
your subjects at the knees, or any other juncture of the body - It looks awkward
and poorly composed. Try to frame them just above or below the joint in
question.
o CLOSEUP: Closeups are where we most often see the emotional content of a
scene. They allow us to see the character's faces up close, and thus their state of
mind. Close ups are usually framed from the chest up. Occasionally, however,
they can be framed from forehead to chin, or will even involve just the subject's
eyes. We call this an extreme Closeup.
o EXTREME CLOSEUP: ECUs, as they are sometimes written add drama. These
shots benefit the most from having a very tight focus. For the most part, they're
used sparingly, but a single ECU can add a real punch to a scene.
o MASTER SHOT: A quick note about the master shot: this is a term referring to a
shot that runs for the length of a scene and shows all of the characters in view.
It's the most conservative way of staging a scene. Think of a master shot as being
like watching a play from somewhere out in the audience. You see the entire set
and where the characters are in relation to each other on the stage. In older
films, and multiple-camera productions like sitcoms, scenes often begin with a
master shot in order to orient the audience, and all of the rest of the shots in the
scene relate back to this shot.
o Angles
• Depicting Camera Movement
o PAN/TILT: Panning and tilting involves a sideways or up/down rotation of the
camera on a tripod or pivotal point. It's one way to put the camera on another
subject without cutting to a different shot. It can also be used to follow a
character or characters when they're moving within the frame. A panning shot
can be storyboarded by first placing a couple of frames in order to show where
the camera will start and where it will end up, and then adding arrows to
describe the camera movement.
o TRACK: A tracking shot is another way to follow subjects. This type of shot
involves moving the entire camera from one place to another, and often follows
a moving subject. Tracking can involve moving the camera with tracks or on a
dolly, or it can be done handheld.
o ZOOM: Zooming is a movement of the camera lens as opposed to a movement
of the camera itself. Zooming in means adjusting the lens to frame in closer on
the subject, while zooming out means the opposite: adjusting the lens to take in
more of the scene. The interior frame indicates where the shot begins. As the
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Remember not to cut off your subjects at the knees, or any other juncture of the body - it looks awkward and poorly composed. Try to frame them just above or below the joint in question: closeup: closeups are where we most often see the emotional content of a scene. They allow us to see the character"s faces up close, and thus their state of mind. Close ups are usually framed from the chest up. Occasionally, however, they can be framed from forehead to chin, or will even involve just the subject"s eyes. We call this an extreme closeup: extreme closeup: ecus, as they are sometimes written add drama. These shots benefit the most from having a very tight focus. It"s the most conservative way of staging a scene. Think of a master shot as being like watching a play from somewhere out in the audience.

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