Camera Angles

Camera Angle

When it comes to different types of ‘Camera Angles’, they have a Varity of angles which are used in movies and dramas. The most popular angles that are used a lot of times while making movies/dramas are:

Close up (CU):

CU are used to emphasis the characters feeling and its pacific features to make the audience feel the same emotions that the character is going through.   

   Long shot (LS):

LS is normally used to give more priority to the setting more the character itself. In this example you can see how the LS signifies they are going through a very beautiful; almost magical place but at the same time dangerous. 

Medium shots/two shots:

In this shot the two characters who are present in the scene, constantly stay at the center of the scene. This shot is mostly used when the two character are interacting with each other.

Ariel View:

  This shot is used a lot at the beginning of a movie, mostly used to introduce the producers and other workers behind/in front of the camera. Not only that, it is used at a chase scenes to give it some more excitement. 

Point of View:

 As the title ‘Point of View’ tells us, it means to see form a characters eyes. Mostly shown to make the audience feel how they are seeing and somethings what they are feeling.

Over the Shoulder:

In this shot, the scene is shot from behind a person’s shoulder; so that you can see the other character they are interacting to. It is almost like a point of view shot but, it’s over the shoulder.

Bird eye view:

This shot is normally used for a lot of documentaries to give the place/things some dramatic effect. It is also used in some movies and dramas to focus on the character more. 

High Angle:

This angle is taken from above, it is very powerful when it comes to show which character is powerful or which character is more compliant then another.

Low angle:

Low angles are used to show how the character possesses some kind of authority.

Extreme close up:

Extreme close up is used a lot to focus on certain structure/part of the subject. It is mostly used to focus in the eye to show strong emotions of what the character is feeling.  

Angling is important as it makes the scene most interesting and lively. In addition, it also emphasizes the key point of the character such as showing their statues or showing the setting.