VFX Fundamentals

Camera Shots

Establishing Shot

Shows where the event is taking place.

Wide Shot

Shows the viewer what is going on within the scene and can show many things at once.

Low Angle Shot

Can show that someone is powerful or should be looked up to.

High Angle Shot

Can show that someone is weak or put at a disadvantage.

Cowboy Shot

Shows the area where the cowboy would hold his guns.

Long Shot

Shows the subject from a long range and has a large field of view.

Dutch Angle Shot

This shot represents uncertainty and confusion. Can also mean other things such as instability and very often mental instability.

Medium shot

This shot type shows the top half of the body and is one of the more common shot types.

Extreme Close-Up

This shot is he same as a close up, however, it is even more zoomed in. It mainly displays the subjects eyes and relies on the eyes and eyebrows to get feelings across.

Two Shot

A Two-Shot is just where two people are displayed in the scene at the same time.

Avengers: Endgame Scene

For this task I had to watch the clip on the left and analyse the first 20 seconds and state the information I gathered in the table below.

Why does framing help as a camera operator?

Framing helps by creating a seemingly seamless visual flow and storytelling. It also helps by showing them where the viewers focus should be during that scene.

Why does framing help as a camera operator?

Framing helps by creating a seemingly seamless visual flow and storytelling. It also helps by showing them where the viewers focus should be during that scene.

How can a shot display power?

By having someone filling the camera it shows that they are very important and powerful, however, if there is a shot and he is far away and filling up less of the scree it shows that they don't have as much power. Also, if the camera is is on the ground and looking up at the person, that can show power as they are towering over the viewer.

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