Tag Archives: Moving Image

the language of moving image

In this post I will look at the conventional rules of moving images which include the language and gramma, This refers to films, tv, adverts, animations and other moving image products.

Camera focus can be used to move from one thing to another for example focusing from someone in the foreground to someone in the background, this is done to shift the audience focus to another character.

I will use camera focus in my new video clips to focus on significant characters or items in my film

Sizes Angles And Movements

  • High angle / Low angle / bulls-eye / birds eye / canted angle
  • Tracking / Panning / Craning / Tilting / Hand held / Steadicam
  • Establishing Shot / Long Shot / Medium Shot / Close-up / Big Close-Up / Extreme Close UpĀ (students often struggle with the first and the last again issues with SCALE, SIZE & SPACE, so practice is really important)
  • Insert Shot

I will be using different shot sizes and camera angles to display a tense moment in the film such as if the characters are having a argument. I will also be using different camera angles to display the scene or setting better such as using a long shot to display a large setting.

Insert shots are used to draw the viewers attention to a single aspect in the scene