12 SHOTS That Make EVERYTHING CINEMATIC
Summary
TLDRThis video script offers an insightful breakdown of various film shots, from establishing and wide shots to full shots and close-ups, explaining their impact on storytelling. It emphasizes the importance of shot selection in conveying character emotions and setting the scene. The script also touches on unique shots like the 'cowboy shot' and 'Dutch angle,' highlighting their dramatic effects. The video is sponsored by audio.com, suggesting a rich music library for filmmakers.
Takeaways
- 🎬 The establishing shot is used to show the environment or location of a scene, often at the beginning or end of a scene to transition.
- 🌄 Wide shots, captured with a wide-angle lens, highlight locations or environments and can show multiple characters and their interactions.
- 🚶♂️ Full shots display the character's full body, providing a view of body language and how the character interacts with the environment.
- 🤠 The cowboy shot, often used in westerns, shows from the waist down to the gun holster, emphasizing a character's readiness for action.
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- 🗣️ Medium shots, from the waist up, are ideal for focusing on a subject's actions and dialogue, making the audience feel closer to the characters.
- 👥 Medium close-ups, from the chest up, are used to intensify a scene, drawing the audience's attention to the character's expressions and dialogue.
- 🔍 Close-ups and extreme close-ups are used to show details and emotions, often with a longer lens, to emphasize a character's facial expressions or specific body parts.
- 👥 Two shots, three shots, and group shots involve two, three, or multiple characters in a frame, respectively, and are straightforward in their composition.
- 👀 Over-the-shoulder (OTS) shots provide a perspective that adds depth and visual interest to a conversation, showing both the listener's shoulder and the speaker's face.
- 👓 POV shots offer a first-person view, showing the world from a character's perspective and immersing the audience in their experience.
- 🕶️ Dutch angles, achieved by tilting the camera, create an unsettling or dramatic effect, suggesting something is amiss or off-kilter in a scene.
- 🏞️ Low angle shots make subjects appear powerful or dominant, often used to convey a sense of wonder or importance in a scene.
- 🌃 High angle shots make characters seem vulnerable or weak, effectively showing emotions like sadness or depression.
Q & A
What is the purpose of an establishing shot in filmmaking?
-An establishing shot is used to show the environment or location where the scene takes place. It helps the audience understand where the action is occurring and can be used at the beginning or end of a scene to transition between different locations.
What is the difference between a wide shot and a full shot?
-A wide shot is captured with a wide-angle lens and is used to highlight a location or environment, often showing multiple characters and their interactions. A full shot, on the other hand, shows the character's full body from slightly above the head to the feet, providing a full view of body language and some environmental context.
Why is the cowboy shot called so in the context of filmmaking?
-The cowboy shot is named so because it was frequently used in western films to show just below the waist, typically at the level of a holstered gun, which was a common element in such movies.
What does a medium shot typically include in terms of the subject's body?
-A medium shot typically includes the subject from the waist up, focusing on the actions and expressions of the subject, making it ideal for dialogue and interactions between two people.
How does a medium close-up shot differ from a medium shot?
-A medium close-up shot is tighter than a medium shot, starting from the bottom of the chest up, and is used to create a more dramatic effect and draw the audience's attention more closely to the character's expressions and details.
What are the typical focal points in a close-up and an extreme close-up shot?
-A close-up shot typically shows from the chin to the top of the head, focusing on details and expressions. An extreme close-up goes even tighter, such as focusing on the eyes or a specific facial feature like the nose.
What is the basic premise behind a two shot, three shot, and group shot in filmmaking?
-A two shot includes two people in the frame, a three shot includes three people, and a group shot includes several people. These shots are straightforward and are used to depict interactions among the characters.
What does an OTS shot stand for and how is it used in a scene?
-OTS stands for 'over the shoulder.' It is used to showcase a conversation by showing one character's shoulder in the foreground and the other character's face over that, adding depth and visual interest to the scene.
What is the significance of a POV shot in storytelling?
-A POV (point of view) shot is used to show the perspective of a character, providing a first-person view of what the character is experiencing or seeing, which helps the audience connect with the character's viewpoint.
How does a Dutch angle shot contribute to the mood of a scene?
-A Dutch angle shot, achieved by tilting the camera to one side, gives an unusual perspective that can suggest something is amiss, creating a sense of unease or tension in the scene.
What effect does a low angle shot have on the subject's portrayal in a film?
-A low angle shot makes the subject appear larger and more powerful, often used to convey dominance or a sense of wonder in a scene.
How does a high angle shot affect the viewer's perception of a character?
-A high angle shot typically makes a character feel vulnerable or weak, which is useful for depicting emotions like sadness or depression, or to show a character's weakness in a scene.
Outlines
🎥 Understanding Film Shots
This paragraph introduces various types of shots used in filmmaking to convey different aspects of a story. It starts with the establishing shot, which sets the scene's location, and continues with wide shots that emphasize the environment and character interactions. The full shot is explained as a way to capture the entire body language of a character. The 'cowboy shot,' a term derived from its frequent use in western films, is highlighted for its focus on the waist and holster area. The paragraph also mentions the importance of audio, with a plug for audio.com's music library, and concludes with the medium shot, which is ideal for dialogue and character interaction.
📹 Close-ups and Conversational Shots
The second paragraph delves into close-up shots, including the medium close-up, close-up, and extreme close-up, which are used to focus on detailed expressions and emotions of characters, making the audience more engaged. It then explains the simple concept of two shots, three shots, and group shots, based on the number of people in the frame. The over-the-shoulder (OTS) shot is discussed as a dramatic way to show conversations, while the point-of-view (POV) shot offers a first-person perspective. The Dutch angle is introduced as a technique to create an unsettling or off-kilter mood. The paragraph wraps up with the low angle shot, which can convey dominance or wonder, and the high angle shot, which often portrays vulnerability or sadness.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Establishing Shot
💡Wide Shot
💡Full Shot
💡Cowboy Shot
💡Medium Shot
💡Medium Close-Up
💡Close-Up and Extreme Close-Up
💡Two Shot, Three Shot, and Group Shot
💡Over the Shoulder (OTS) Shot
💡Point of View (POV) Shot
💡Dutch Angle
💡Low Angle Shot
💡High Angle Shot
Highlights
Every shot in film tells a story, with different shots conveying various aspects such as location or character emotion.
Establishing shots are used to show the environment or location of a scene, often at the beginning or end of a scene for transition.
Wide shots, captured with a wide-angle lens, highlight a location or environment and are useful for showing multiple characters and their interactions.
Full shots display the character's full body, providing a comprehensive view of body language and interaction with the environment.
The cowboy shot, popular in westerns, focuses just below the waist at the holster of a gun, emphasizing a character's readiness for action.
Medium shots, from the waist up, are ideal for focusing on a subject's actions and dialogue, creating a closer connection with the audience.
Medium close-ups, from the chest up, intensify the focus on a character, enhancing the dramatic effect of a scene.
Close-ups and extreme close-ups are used to show details and are typically shot with a longer lens to emphasize specific body parts or expressions.
Two shots, three shots, and group shots simply refer to the number of people in the frame, providing straightforward visual representation of group dynamics.
Over-the-shoulder (OTS) shots are a favorite for showcasing conversations, offering depth and visual interest by framing one character over another's shoulder.
POV (point of view) shots immerse the audience in a character's perspective, providing a first-person view of their experiences.
Dutch angles offer an unusual perspective, suggesting something is amiss or off-kilter in a scene, often used to convey disorientation or tension.
Low angle shots make subjects appear powerful and dominant, often used in movies to emphasize a character's authority in a scene.
High angle shots make characters seem vulnerable or weak, effectively conveying emotions like sadness or depression.
Audio.com is promoted as a resource for music and sound effects, with a special offer for a lifetime membership including sound effects.
The video concludes with an invitation for viewers to ask questions or comment on the discussed topics, fostering engagement with the audience.
Transcripts
every shot tells a
story some shots that just show a
location while other shots make you feel
the emotion of a character the best
filmmakers are Masters and knowing how
to use these shots to tell a story today
we're going to break down every one of
these shots and how they affect your
film this video is brought to you by our
friends over at audio.com but more on
that
later so the first shot that we're going
to talk about is what they call an
establishing shot this is typically a
shot that shows you an environment or
the location that your scene takes place
in sometimes this could be a drone shot
or it could just be a static tripod shot
on the ground but more often than not
the idea is for it to be a wide shot
that lets the audience understand and
establish where the location that your
scene is taking place in and the way I
use establishing shots is either at the
beginning or at the end of a scene to
transition from one scene to another
next we have wide shots now the wide
shot is typically captured with a wide-
angle lens and a lot like an
establishing shot it's frequently used
to highlight a location or an
environment that you're subject in a why
is great for showing multiple characters
in a scene and maybe how they're
interacting with each other wide shots
could also be a great way to Showcase
how lonely or how isolated a character
is in a particular environment and they
could also be used to show scale maybe
how vast the location is in comparison
to the character now a little tighter
than the wide and you have yourself a
full shot and they call this a full shot
because you can see the character's full
body in the frame so the top of the
frame might be slightly above the
character's head and then it'll show all
the way to the bottom of the character's
feet and a like the wide shot you get a
full spectrum of the body language that
your character is showing but you also
get a little bit of the environment and
showcasing how the character is
interacting with their environment next
you got probably one of my favorite shot
names on this list and that is the
cowboy shot this shot was used a lot in
westerns because you were able to see
just below the waist at the holster of
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little bit tighter than the cowboy shot
and you got yourself a medium shot the
medium shot typically is from about the
waist up and it's used to focus in on
subject's actions or making you really
start to pay attention to what they're
saying the medium shot is great to make
you feel a little bit closer to the
subject it's great for dialogue and it's
great for showing two people interacting
and talking to each other so I would
think about using medium shots when you
want the audience to pay a little bit
closer of attention to what a character
is saying or showcase two people having
a conversation now we are into the
medium closeup and that is going to be
from the bottom of your chest up kind of
like what you guys are seeing right now
and a lot like the medium shot it's
great for showing a conversation but
when you want to start getting a little
bit more dramatic and making the
audience pay attention to the character
just a little bit more using a medium
closeup is a great way to do that now
the next one on our list is the close-up
and the extreme closeup I'm going to
group both of these together the closeup
p- up shot is a great way to show
details like someone's hands or a
certain body part and these shots are
typically used with a longer lens
something like an 85 or 100 mm now if
we're talking about composition of a
character in a scene the closeup is
typically from the chin to the top of
the head and then you have an extreme
closeup which would be something like
the nose to the eyes or maybe just even
the eyes now the next shot that we're
going to talk about was something that
kind of bewildered me for a long time
and that was the two the three and the
group shot I couldn't believe how simple
it was but a two shot is just two people
in a shot a three shot is three people
in a shot and a group shot is just a
group of people several people in a shot
I really thought it was more complicated
than that but it turns out it's not and
uh yeah the next shot on our list is an
OTS shot and maybe some of you guys have
heard this before but OTS stands for
over theh shoulder and this is probably
one of my favorite ways to Showcase a
conversation because you have that
dramatic kind of shoulder look in the
foreground and then you have the
character's face over that which just
gives a little bit more depth and visual
interest to the scene then we have the
POV shot and the POV stands for point of
view and this is a great way to show a
character's perspective in their daily
life or a firstperson view of what this
person is going through then you have
one of my favorite shots on this list
and that is the Dutch angle and I think
this is a really cool shot because it
gives a different weird perspective
almost showing you like something bad is
about to happen or something is a little
bit bit off about a conversation or
about a particular scene and how you get
the Dutch angle is by tilting the camera
off its access so it's kind of tilted
either to the left or to the right and
it gives this really weird uncomfortable
feeling to the frame these shots are
great for showing somebody that could be
drunk or disoriented or possibly a a
conversation that's really going south
or something really twisted that's
happening in your scene then we have the
low angle shot which is a great way to
make your subject feel big and powerful
typically the shot is used in movies to
show a character's dominance in a scene
but if the shot is wide enough and you
can kind of see the background it's a
great way to show a sense of wonder in a
scene like this particular scene in
Harry Potter and then you have the
opposite end of the spectrum and that is
a high angle shot which typically makes
your character feel vulnerable or weak
this is a great tool to show something
like sadness or depression in your
character's vulnerable state sometimes I
use this in interviews when I want to
ask somebody really intrusive questions
or sometimes I'll use this to show a
character's weakness in a scene so that
pretty much wraps up today's video I
want to thank you guys so much for
stopping in and hanging out if you guys
have any questions or have any comments
about anything that we talked about
today drop them in the comments down
below and uh I'll try to get back to you
guys as soon as possible thanks again
and I'll see you guys next
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