Tuesday, 21 September 2010

The 5 C's and Different Types of Shots

Language and Forms, Genre, Representation and Audience
5 C’s
Camera angles
Continuity
Cutting (aka editing)
Close-Ups
Composition
When ‘telling’ the audience where the film is set use a long shot. This  lets you show all the important info.
A medium shot is the most commonly used in cinema. Its is used to show any character interaction.
Something/someone important to how the audience then use a close up.
Continuity
Generally refers to a visual errors. In very basic terms it means having a character in a red top one second then a blue top the next. 
Cutting/Editing
Essential otherwise films would be in real time and never end.
Its allows a director to change locations.
Main use is to either add pace to a scene to make it exciting or to slow it down for dramatic emphasis.
  • Gender
  • Age
  • Ethnicity
  • Sexuality
  • Class and status
  • Physical ability/disability
  • Regional identity
Camera Angles



Continuity
Continuity is a clip of footage that follows a logically timeline. Without any errors and time jumps.
Cutting (AKA Editing)


Close Ups


Composition
The way everything is put in every frame.




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