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Puts the actor in character, helps the audience draw conclusions about the type of person the character is.

Costuming

Adds reality and some objects used have symbolic meaning to enhance the themes within the film.

Props

This contributes to the mood of the film, and suggests interpretations of the character.

Lighting

This helps to create atmosphere. It can include sound effects, dialogue, music, silences and voice overs.

Sound

This shows the subject from below, giving the impression of being more powerful or dominant.

Low angle shot

The scene is shown from directly above. This is a completely different and somewhat unnatural point of view which can be used from dramatic effect or for showing a different spatial perspective.

Bird's eye angle

This is the most common view, being the real-world angle that we are all used to.

Eye-level shot

A shot that shows the subject from above.

High angle shot

A shot in which the human figure would be extremely insignificant compared to its surroundings

Extreme close up

A hot taken from an airborne device, generally while moving.

Aerial shot

A shot which shows an image from the specific point of view of a character in the film.

Point of view shot

A type of shot, which tightly frames a person or an object.

Close up

A shot in which the human figure would be relatively insignificant compared to its surroundings.

Long shot

A shot framed so closely as to show only a portion of the face or of some object.

Extreme close up

A shot depicting the human figure from approximately the waist up.

Medium shot

A shot, often a long shot, placed at the beginning of a scene to establish the general location of the action to follow?

Establishing shot

A photograph or film sequence taken from below the subject.

Low angle

Medium shot

High Angle

Medium shot

A cinematic technique where the camera looks down on the subject.

High angle

Close up

Full shot

Low angle

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Shows part of the subject in more detail, typically frames them from about waist up.

Medium shot

Close up

High angle

Low angle

Emphasizes a small area or detail of the subject, such as the eye(s) or mouth.

Extreme close up

Close up

Full shot

Medium shot

Typically shows the entire object or human figure and its surroundings.

Long shot

Extreme long shot

High angle

Close up

Fills the screen with part of the subject, such as a person’s head/face.

Close up

Extreme close up

Low angle shot

Medium shot

Used to show the subject from a distance, or the area in which the scene is taking place.

Extreme long shot

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