Ryan Heberling

Comm. 1851

2/1/2005


Photography Definitions

1.Close Up- stresses characters or objects over the surrounding environment, usually for  expressive or dramatic purposes, and it can be an extremely powerful means  for guiding and directing a viewer's attention to important features of a scene's  action or meaning

2.Oblique Angle/ Canted Shot- involves a tilted camera leaning to one side or the other  and is an effective way of making the world look off-kilter, often to express a  character's anxieties or disoriented, disorganized frame of mind

3.Medium Shot- brings viewers closer to the characters while still showing some of their  environment

4.Two Shot- shot which two actors appear within the frame, usually illuminating the  characters while preserving details of the setting

5.Full Shot- shot that includes the full body of the subject, from head to toe

6.Establishing Shot- a long shot that is used to open a film or begin a scene, usually  revealing information about the location of the character

7.Long Shot- used to stress environment or setting and to show a character's position in  relationship to a given environment

8.Low Angle Shot- shows the main character looking at another character on the ground  simulating the point of view of that character on the ground

9.High Angle Shot- camera angle usually above the eye level of performers in a scene

10.Bird's Eye View Shot- shot looking down vertically on the action from above

11.Poop Shot - camera angle tilted 45* zoomed in looking for corn

12. Mac Shot - Using a skyscraper to try to get  ashot of macs hair