Film Analysis

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was swimming parallel to the shark -As... gets nearer, the camera zooms 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 ● ● ENGLISCH-KLAUSUR • medium shot (upper body) close-up (head, face and shoulders) • extreme close up Idetailed part of face) point of view shot (through characters eyes) . FIELD SIZE Long /establishing shot (object from distance) full shot (whole body) - 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 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 In reverse-angle shot: shot opposite to that in the preceding scene, show- ing the dialogue partner 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 VN 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 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 (Detoileufnahme): 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 I 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.