Shot
Types Meaning
In our first few lessons of practical media we looked at camera
angles and different aspects to look at when taking a photo- focus, depth,
composition and framing. These important aspects reveal and communicate the meaning
behind all the objects/emotions presented in each photo. Technical language
involved in media studies was something we also considered and defined.
Technical terms, aspects of shots:
1.
Focus- in a photo an object may
be in either sharp or soft focus.
2.
Depth- the distance between
your subject and the lens.
3.
Composition- the way
objects are positioned/composed in a shot. (We found that this links closely to
framing).
4.
Framing- the
positioning of the camera to produce the appropriate position for a desired meaning.
Activity: in groups we got given a famous
photo of a scene and we had to try and recreate it. Ours was Indiana Jones
looking at the idol. We had to keep depth, focus, framing, composition and
meaning in mind whist recreating it. To recreate it we turned off all the
lights creating a nice effect that also emphasised the expressions of the actor
Mr Kerrigan (Indiana Jones) by placing the focus on him. We put a spotlight on
the 'idol'.
Our recreated image…
