Cinematography research/revise tasks

1. Research/revise the main camera shots 

• Wide/establishing shot - shows the locale of the setting where action takes place. 
• Long shot - (or wide shot) shows a subject or object from head to toe.
• Medium shot - shot displaying more than a close-up but less than a long shot, so it would show a person head to knees.
• Medium close-up - displaying more than a close-up yet less than a medium shot, so it would show a person's head to torso.
• Close-up - shot occupying the frame full with a person's face. 
• Extreme close-up - (or big close-up) displaying a very specific aspect of an object or subject's face.
• Over-the-shoulder shot - shot positioned by a subject's shoulder to show distance between interaction among two subjects.

2. Research/revise a variety of different camera angles

• Bird's eye view - overhead angle displaying action/setting to place the audience in an omniscient position. 
• High angle - positioned above the action/setting to give an overview. Characters may be displayed as less intimidating or as consumed by their setting to exhibit their insignificance.
• Low angle - audience is feeling powerlessness within action of a scene. Disorientation of the view and added height to the subject evokes fear and insecurity in the viewer.
• Eye level - fairly neutral shot which makes it seem as if a human is observing the scene. Actors heads' are on a level with the focus.
• Oblique/canted angle - camera is tilted to suggest imbalance, instability or transition. Common in horror movies and filmed handheld. 

3. Research/revise camera movement 

• Pans - horizontally scanning a scene. 
• Tilts - scanning a scene vertically. 
• Dolly/track shots - camera placed on a moving vehicle to capture moving action. 
• Handheld shots - gritty realism by the use of a handheld recording device such as a smartphone. 
• Crane shots - follows moving action from an aerial point of capture by placing a camera on a crane.