Use of Long Shot Notes

 Use of Long Shots in Films

• Aka, full shot or wide shot

• Shows how it is related to its surroundings

• Extreme long shots can be take from as much as a quarter mile away

• Shows Exterior

• Full of action, war movies, sci-fi, nataurl disasters

• Stress the setting of a scene or the environment

WIDE SHOT

• physical aspects of character can be seen and audience can see subject comfortably and clear as they take up whole frame

• Head to toe but surroundings are visible

• Audience becomes familiar with the chosen characteristics

VERY WIDE SHOT

• Shows both characters and background, finding balance

• Adjusting the amount of the scene, while still having some of the focus on the character or object in the movie

EXTREME WIDE SHOT

• zoomed out so far that the objects and characters I. The scene are no longer visible

• Creates a feeling that the character became less and less significant campoared to world around them

• Audience feels the character is lost or shrinking in importance

ESTABLISHING SHOT

• Many movies begin with this

• May tell setting

• Brings the audience in and set the mood

MASTER SHOT

• important characters and scenes

• Relevant characters usually spend the whole scene in the frame

• Little to no cuts in the scene

• Keeps audience focused on what’s happening and dialogue

RECOGNIZING LONG SHOT

• an image approximately life-sized, on the screen it seems to be real size of person/object

• Head near the top, feet stretch to bottom

• Background details is highly important for showing contrast or enhancing characteristics of person

• Most important way for photographer to capture true essence or emotion of setting

• How to make audience jaw drop

• Landscapes, large battle scenes, natural disasters, beautiful mountainsides


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