Danno’s Film tutZ

1. Close up (Face).
2. Extreme close up (Eyes or mouth).
3. Longshot (Subject + a sense of location, body of a person (In motion) + setting).
4. Extreme long shot (subject is dwarfed relative to the setting).
5. Medium shot +/- 1/2 a person
   1. one-shot
   2. two-shot
   3. three-shot
6. POV. shot (Confrontational).

Shot Angles

1. Eye level
2. Lower than eye level (Subject appears bigger/ dominant).
3. Higher than eye level(Subject appears smaller/ diminutive).
4. Top Angle, bird’s eye view.
5. Dutch angle (When setting or subject in the setting is off orientation)
6. Over the shoulder shot, confrontational

Motion

1. pan or tilt (The audience should feel like a spectator objectively from a distance)
2. Tracking or Dolly (Variation on the dolly: Zoom, get closer without making an emotional statement).
3. Crane (Goes up or down).
4. Random motion. (Action, Chaos).
5. Arc, 360.

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