This information will be important to know and utilize not only when shooting with a camera, but also when writing your INDEPENDENT STUDY and PORTFOLIO scripts.
Please use the following links to make informed choices. The expectation is to use this information and apply them to your scripts.
For your film journal, you will need to write down each of the following camera shots (stop at 3:00, their abbreviations and define them in your own words. Your shot list/definitions will be due Wednesday (period 5) and Thursday (period 4).
ASSIGNMENT: Please view the following video (first three minutes) and document (take notes) each type of camera shot:
Video Examples of Various Camera Shots
In order to gain more understanding of each shot and rules of composition, please look at the following two articles:
Videomaker: An article on types of shots and composition
Descriptions and illustrations of different shot types and composition
Here is a resource for all of you that will help with terminology, definitions and abbreviations.
FILM VOCABULARY
If you have any questions on this material, please raise those questions in class before Friday, January 31.
