Friday 8 January 2010

Shots for Thriller.

Establishing shot - In film and television, an establishing shot sets up, or "establishes", a scene's setting and/or its participants. Typically it is a shot at the beginning (or, occasionally, end) of a scene indicating where, and sometimes when, the remainder of the scene takes place. A good example of establishing shot is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qf1XWz4tww

Close Up - A close up is a zoomed in shot of a person or object. A good example of a close up is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgLm4_fq6GY.

Match On Action - Is cutting during action to another angle. A good example of match on action is in this trailer for the bourne identity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD-uQreIwEk

Reaction Shot - A reaction shot is a close up of an emotional reaction from a character. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFQebvkii90

Long Shot - A long shot is exactly what is says on the tin... a long shot of the characters. A good example of this is in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O76m3kpgPTQ.

Over The Shoulder - An over the shoulder shot is one from the point of view of a shoulder, usually looking at another character in a conversation. A good example of this is in the clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdmWA5YRGYI

-Austin, Ciro and harvey

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