What is the point of an establishing shot?
To set the scene and to let the audience know where the story is happening
What is the name of the shot that focuses right in on one very specific thing?
An extreme close up
You are shooting a large battle between two armies. What kind of shot would you use?
A long shot because a long shot lets you see lots of action happening at the same time
This shot shows the emotions of the characters the most effectively. What is it?
A close up! Close ups are designed so that the audience can see what the character is thinking and feeling
This shot lets us see both the character and the scene around them. What is it?
A mid shot
Why has the director chosen an extreme close up for the shot of Aiden's eyes?
To show us his 'dreamy' eyes. The audience gets to see what the characters think of Aiden - that he is cute.
Can one member of your team draw an establishing shot on the board?
It needs to be an image of a location. Often a building but not always.
Describe a long shot
A shot where you can see the full body of a person (if there is a person in the shot) and their surroundings
Can one person from your team draw an extreme close up on the board?
Needs to be a tight frame around a very specific thing. E.g. an eye
True or false. Kayla's youtube videos are framed as long shots
False!
If I wanted to film a scene where two characters are having a conversation and they were both in the shot, which shot would be the most obvious choice?
A mid shot! That way you can see both characters and the importance is on the conversation and their reactions
Describe a close up
This is usually of a person's face or a reasonably tight shot of a 'thing'. It shouldn't be too extreme.
True or false: An establishing shot of a house lets us know that the next scene is going to be from inside that house.
True!
True or false: Kayla sitting at the table eating dinner (when she is the only one in the frame) is shot as a mid shot.
True! When we can see her untouched dinner, her i-phone and her face in the same shot
Can someone from your team draw a close up on the board?
Must be a face or something else tightly in the frame
True or false: Close ups allow us to see the details around the characters as well as their emotions
False! Close ups are designed so that we only look at the main subject
