research on camera angles

Establishing shot: An establishing shot is used to show the audience where the scene is taking place.

Very wide shot: A very wide shot is used to show a subject or person in context with their surroundings, this could also be used as and establishing shot as it can can show vast surroundings. A very wide is also used in many different genre of films, they are used to show a large surroundings and many wide shots are used in high action scenes. I wont be using much wide shots from my trailer.

Medium shot: This is used when the subject is delivering information and you can also see hand gestures and/or movement. A medium is highly used in all films and i will be using medium many times within my trailer.

Close up: Close ups such as this can reveal facial expressions of a character, it can tell us if the character is angry sad etc. It shows us the emotions shown by their face. This is a brilliant shot to use within my trailer, i will be using this to show my characters facial reactions and emotions and gives the audience a great in site to what the characters really feeling.

Low angle shot: Low angle shots such as this are usually used to signify a sense of dominance and power to that character, For example we see a low shot here of two men. The camera is perhaps placed like this to show the viewer that this character is in a dominate state. Looking down upon the viewer.

High angle shot: Here in the film psycho we see a high angle shot, and what this shot does is the exact opposite of a low angle shot. It tells tell the viewer that the character on screen is in a state of vulnerability. Here in the film, we see a character walk up the stairs with a high angle shot on him, maybe indicating to the viewer that there is someone else in the shot that is looking down upon him as more of a dominant force. A few seconds on after this shot the man is killed by another.

The Crane shot

The crane is what it sounds, the directer uses a crane to raise the camera to shoot a shot like this, this is to show the insignificant size of the person to the rest of his surroundings. This shot is usually used to show emptiness and barrenness around the set.