An Overview of Cinematography with types of Shooting Methods and Type of shots
Shooting Method
The master scene -A master shot is a film recording of an entire dramatized scene, from start to finish , from an angle that keeps all the players in view.
Coverage - Coverage is done after the master scene. As per the master shot, closeup, mid shots are taken.
In-one -This just means the entire scene in one continuous shot.
Pov — A point of view shot is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera). It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction (see shot reverse shot).
Montage — the production of a rapid succession of images in a motion picture to illustrate an association of ideas
Overlapping - a scene where the actor is opening his house door, entering his home, walking to the TV, opening it and sits on his couch. You will shoot him opening the door and getting inside the house in one angle, then you want to shoot him walking to the TV in a different angle, so you tell the actor to stop, change the angle and now you will shoot him walking towards the TV, but the actor will to go a few steps backwards and start the shot from the part of stepping inside the house, so you will have that action in both angles.
The Shots
Wide Shot - In this a complete wide shot is taken for establishing the venue. The wide shot is any frame that encompasses the entire scene.
Establishing shot - The establishing shot is usually a wide shot. It is the opening shot of a scene that tells us where we are.
Cutaways - shots that are used to cut away from the main action in a scene to control pace and mood
Inserts- shots that focus on a particular part of a larger scene a watch, a clock, etc..
Connecting shots- Helps to connect two shots through wide shots and closeups
Pickups - Its a type of re-shoot or just a small part which is needed.
Transitional shots- Connecting two different shots and giving a smooth shift from one scene to another
The master scene -A master shot is a film recording of an entire dramatized scene, from start to finish , from an angle that keeps all the players in view.
Coverage - Coverage is done after the master scene. As per the master shot, closeup, mid shots are taken.
In-one -This just means the entire scene in one continuous shot.
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What is Cinematic
• It’s a mixture of movements, motion, synchronized sound,
etc
• All the shots are clubbed in a creative sequence.
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Deconstructing a reality
• Example: when a new entry of a character is shown in a
movie or an episode for the first time, the cinematography
will deconstruct a reality. (will highlight his hair, eyes,
watch, etc)
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Putting It Back Together
• Taking the previous example, all the shots are taken
differently and in the end all these shots are framed back
to back (putting it together) to make a whole scene.
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THE FRAME
• A frame is one still image and you need several such
frames to complete a whole movement or a scene
• Static Frame - A still frame is a single static image taken
from a film or video, which are moving images. Still frames
are also called freeze frame
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Cinema as a Language
• Cinema uses shots, shot sequences, scenes and
dramatic sequences. ... The language of cinema starts
with the shot. In film and video, a shot is a series of still
image frames that runs for an uninterrupted period of
time.
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• Wide Shot - In this a complete wide shot is taken for
establishing the venue. The wide shot is any frame that
encompasses the entire scene.
• Establishing shot - The establishing shot is usually a wide
shot. It is the opening shot of a scene that tells us where we
are.
The Shots
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• Cutaways - shots that are used to cut away from the main action in
a scene to control pace and mood
• Inserts- shots that focus on a particular part of a larger scene a
watch, a clock, etc..
• Connecting shots- Helps to connect two shots through wide shots
and closeups
• Pickups - Its a type of re-shoot or just a small part which is needed.
• Transitional shots- Connecting two different shots and giving a
smooth shift from one scene to another
The Shots
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Shooting Methods
• The master scene -A master shot is a film recording of
an entire dramatized scene, from start to finish , from an
angle that keeps all the players in view.
• Coverage - Coverage is done after the master scene. As
per the master shot, closeup, mid shots are taken.
• In-one -This just means the entire scene in one
continuous shot.
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Shooting Methods
• Pov — A point of view shot is a short film scene that
shows what a character (the subject) is looking at
(represented through the camera). It is usually established
by being positioned between a shot of a character looking
at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction
(see shot reverse shot).
• Montage — the production of a rapid succession of
images in a motion picture to illustrate an association of
ideas
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Shooting Methods
• Overlapping - a scene where the actor is opening his
house door, entering his home, walking to the TV, opening
it and sits on his couch. You will shoot him opening the
door and getting inside the house in one angle, then you
want to shoot him walking to the TV in a different angle,
so you tell the actor to stop, change the angle and now
you will shoot him walking towards the TV, but the actor
will to go a few steps backwards and start the shot from
the part of stepping inside the house, so you will have that
action in both angles.