My Camera Work: Shot Sizes

Shot Sizes 

 

 Full Shot

What is a Full Shot?

A full shot is a shot size is a shot size that allows a character to fill in the frame giving both the character and setting significance without letting one overpower the other and can often tell the viewer a lot about the story or the character.

Why is the Full Shot used?

A full shot is used to display the character and his or her surrounding emphasizing both the character and setting without giving too much attention to one or the other and is often used by cinematographers in film during important and severe scenes.

Establishing Shot

 What is establishing shot?

The establishing shot is a shot size used to establish the setting, time of day, and weather of a film. It is often used to give hints to the viewer about the tone, purpose, mood and genre of a film. 

Why is the establishing shot used?

It is used to tell the viewer's about the story and how its written while also telling the viewer about the setting which can tell us the social status or class of the characters, for example showing a big luxurious house tells the viewer the characters are high in society while a run down small house can tell us the viewer the characters are poor or low in society. An establishing shot not only tells the viewers of the setting and its character but can also tell the viewer about the genre or what to expect, for example a big scary castle on the top of aa hill in a storm tells the viewer the story is a horror film as for a nice upkeep building with a bright blue sky like the in the picture above tells the viewer the film is more joyful.

    What have I learned?

I have learned that the establishing shot and full shot is used for more than just showing some building or back drop but can be strategically used to portray the setting and genre of the film and can set the mood for the rest of the film, and can also give the viewer more hints and ques of film.