Single Camera Techniques Practical Assignment (Task A)

Single Camera Techniques Practical Assignment

Task A: SCT video tutorial guide

Shot types
Midshot: A Midshot is a shot which is waist and above which is a common shot which is used in most films.
Extreme Close Up: An Extreme close up is used to show relevance ad facial expressions to crucial characters in a sequence.
Wide Shot: A wide shot is used to establish the background and associates the relationship with his or hers surroundings.
Pan: It is used to follow a character, which can be used dramatically in thriller and/or horror movies.
Zoom: Zoom is usually arranged before filming , its unprofessional to zoom while filming because it looks amateur.
Tilt: It's used to show detail to the character and their area.

Rule of 3rd

It’s to make photos more interesting and dynamic as the use of grid lines to focus on each characters.

180 deg rule

Imaginary straight line drawn between a subject and the item or a person they are interacting with. It establish action lines and keep all shots within the 180 degree.

Master Shot
A film recording of an scene (start to finish), it's often a long shot. It's the foundation of camera coverage. It also can be a wide angle.

Depth of Field
It's the distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in sharp focus. It's to use to focus on objects.



Match on Action
An editing technique for editing in which one shot cuts to another shot showing the action of the subject in the first shot.

Shot/Reverse Shot
A film technique where one character is shown looking at another character, and the other character is shown looking back at the first character (Over the shoulder).



Building a sequence of shots
It's when you're putting many shots together to build a move sequence. It can be similar to 'Match on Action' but it often show important information.

Blocking
Placing characters to show relationship or position.



Head Room
The space between the top of the subject's head and the top of the frame.

Lead Room
A space in front and in the direction of moving or stationary subjects. For example, moving objects such as cars need lead room as the viewer can see it has someplace to go.



High Angle
Shots that is filmed above the subject, these shots can make the subject seem vulnerable, weak, powerless etc.

Low Angle
Shots that is captured from the camera below the actor eyes, these shots can make the subject seem strong and powerful etc.