shot types

what is media?

Its anything from Facebook to a film, to a book, poster, radio station.

types of media:

print - books, posters, newspaper

interactive - gaming, social media, phone

internet - website, social media 

radio - channels, podcasts, talk shows, audio books

film/TV 

micro elements - communicating to the audience 

macro elements - more depth information

cinematography - camera work ~ anything to do with the camera 

sound - audio 

mise-en-scene - the arrangement of the scenery, props

editing - the putting together the footage 

genre - the category of which the film or book is from for example horror or drama 

narrative -  a spoken or written account of connected events 

shot types 

a shot is a series of frames

there are 8 main types 

extreme long shot (xls)

- a wide view of a complete setting

-  purpose to emphasis the area of the scene and a person barely visible

scene from the walking dead

long shot (ls)

- closer then xls but still shows the whole scene

- a person would be clearly visible and fits easily within the frame 

- often to establish a location, giving the audience information of the area

scene from the pirates of the Caribbean deads man chest

medium long shot (mls)

- still gives a deal of the setting but concentrates on the subject/ character 

- a human can be seen in more detail

scene from pulp fiction

medium shot (ms)

- see the character from waist up

- we see expressions and the details of physical appearance

scene from harry potter and the order of the phoenix 

medium close up (mcu)

- the only person in the scene

- one for news readers 

- also used for conversations between two characters or the reaction

scene from the hunger games mocking jay part 2

close up (cu)

- we get more information from the face, gives features from the character in more detail

scene from the 100

big close up (bcu)

- shows all the small details, on the face
- shows the social triangle

scene from the shining 

extreme close up (xcu)

- see the small detail
- gets into the characters intimate space
- emotions that go unnoticed from afar

scene from twilight breaking dawn part 1