Film Analysis

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parallel to the shark - - As... gets nearer, the camera tooms in on the girl to take a close-up shot -A medium shot follows the father as he leaves -The panning /unsteady/shaking camera conveys idea of dramatic situation. underlines emphasises illustrates highlights expresses FIELD SIZE • long /establishing shot (object from distance) ● full shot (whole body) ENGLISCH-KLAUSUR • medium shot Iupper body) close-up (head, face and shoulders) • extreme close up Idetailed part of face) point of view shot (through characters eyes) ● ● The film scene opens with an extreme long shot of... → to establish the new setting The Camera takes a... shot Then a medium shot is used to show the girl swimming away We see the mother in a close-up → looks worried The girl is shown in an extreme close-up as she sees... → so that the viewer shares her horror 6. film analysis Camera positions over-the-shoulder shot: taken with the camera behind a person, look- ing over his or her shoulder; usually used in dialogue scenes Camera movements reverse-angle shot: shot opposite to that in the preceding scene, show- ing the dialogue partner static shot: camera does not move; to pan left/right (horizontal schwen- aims at evoking a calm, quiet, peace- ken): used for orientation or to follow ful state a person to zoom in/away from sth./sb.. zooming in can focus on important details; zooming out can establish the context of the whole situation tracking shot: camera is on a vehicle ("dolly") moving on the ground, following a moving char- acter or object, or is moved freely (hand-held camera or steady cam); used to indicate the steady movement through the setting overhead shot (bird's eye view): makes an object less prominent or gives orientation to tilt up/down (vertikal schwenken): used to indicate height or to follow a person/an object (e. g. leaf, water, snowflake, etc.) crane shot: camera moves flexibly in all directions on a crane; camera might also pan or tilt Field size/camera distance 7 long shot (Totale): people/objects shown from a distance, usually to introduce a new setting (see establishing shot) close-up (Nahaufnahme): head, face and shoulders of a person are shown; focus is on the expression of the face (Mimik) e. g. to show emotions Camera angle high-angle shot (bird's eye view, shot from above): used to make people seem smaller, weak, helpless, humi- liated, less important full shot: shot of the whole body/ob- ject and not much else, to empha- size action and the constellation of characters extreme close-up (Detailaufnahme) detailed shot of parts of the face/ the object; often used to create sus pense low-angle shot (worm's eye view, shot from below): used to make people seem bigger, stronger, superior, self-confident powerful, threatening medium shot: upper body/part of an object; usually to show one or two characters in action point-of-view shot: a shot seen through a character's eyes; e.g. an establishing shot at the start of a scene eye-level shot (straight-on angle): relatively neutral and restrained 9.