How shot types and angles create meaning.

Shot types and camera angles

Extreme long shot.

These type of shots are used to show usually a area to show the audience where the film is about to take place.

Long shot,

A long shot will usually show an entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.

Medium shot.

The medium shot is used for usually dialogue scenes, and they allow the viewer to pick up on the character's movements and gestures. Body language is important to conveying emotion, and the medium shot remains close enough to capture that emotion.

Close up shot.

Close up shots are used to show something or someone in great detail and is usually showing the face of a person talking or used to zoom in to something to focus the audience onto whatever they are showing.

The Bird's-Eye view.

Birds eye view is viewing a scene from directly above it looking down. This puts the audience in a "god like" position as we are looking down onto everyone else.

High Angle.

This shot is kind off like a birds eye view but not as extreme, the camera is slightly elevated above the scene to give the audience a overview of what is going on.

Low Angle

This shot is used to make an actor look bigger then they are to show the audience that he or she has the most power out of everyone else. The actor will be shown to be the "biggest" making it seem like they are the most important.