Camera shots and angle types are, of course, a visual medium of communication – so one of the best ways of teaching them is to look at visual examples, then go and practice with cameras ourselves.
There is an absolutely huge range of info about this online – and obviously youtube is a very good first choice. Type in your keywords carefully and you’ll get something relevant….
Camera – shot – techniques – angles – examples
Here’s a nice example:
Credit to: Martin Curley / Basic Camera Shots for Filmmaking
Thre are also lots of very useful and well written websites dedicated to the subject – like this from Video sage:
Copyright © 2009-2015 by Dan Griego, VideoEditingSage.com
And of course an image search will turn up plenty too…
However sometimes an old fashioned method may be preferable (especially if you’re going for higher grades.
So check out this fantastic CHEAP book option:
Available from amazon sellers here: Digital Film making handbook
And last but not least, we can all learn the old fashioned way – from the master…
Here is one of the most famous camera angles OF ALL TIME, in Alfred Hitchcocks ‘Vertigo’
Categories: Documentary, Feature Films, Moving image
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