Different types of camera shots and angles

Different shots which can be used in music videos

1.Extreme long shot: This shot is taken a far distance way of the subject. This type of shot is used to set the setting for where the scene is being filmed. Another name for the shot is an establishing shot.

2. Long shot: This is a shot which shows the full human body. The human body should fill the majority of the frame. The head should be at the top of the frame where the feet should be at the bottom of the frame. While the shot is focusing on the characters the, the background is still in focus.

    

3. Medium shot: The medium shot contains the subject of figure in the shot from the knees and up. These shots are commonly used within dialogue scenes. There is limited attention to the background of the figure as the focus is mainly on the character in the centre of the shot.

4. Extreme Close-up:  This is really as it seems. It is an extreme close up of the figure in the previous close up. Commonly this is either a face or in music videos, instruments of the band members playing the instruments. This gives the audience a realistic feeling that the music is actually being played right in front of them.

5. Close- Up: The close up shows very little background. This is an ideal shot if the producer wants to focus on either the face of the character or the mise-en-scene. This therefore shows the importance of the person or the setting of the shot as it focus on the object within the frame.

Different angles which can be used in music videos

1. High angle: The high angle shot is used to make the object or figure smaller than usual to make them less significant. The high angle isn't used much in music videos as there is commonly a star image and they want them to sell the music video, The high angle can be used to make audience feel more dominant over the character or object, on the other hand the high angle can make a good action shot.  

2. Eye level: This is an angle commonly used to get the audience into the same motion and atmosphere as the character. Its for the human who is actually viewing the clip or scene actually to make it feel like it is them in the clip.  

3. Low angle: The low angle is the opposite to the high angle. The low angle gives the sense of confusion to the viewer as normally the angle of the camera is looking up at the actor or object. This creates a sense of  dominance or authority. The confusion for the audience may come from the actor them selves such as stereotyping.  The low angle is a perfect way of subverting stereotypes within camera work.

4. Canted angle: Involves the camera being placed at an angle which suggest confusion or an imbalance. This angle creates a distortion for the viewer.

Researching into the different camera angles has help me decide what type of angles I will need to include within my music video. It has helped with storyboarding as it has allowed us to go into much more detail about what we want.