Week 3 Lecture.

'Learning the Language of the Screen' This week we discovered all the techniques involved with the film production process. Today Josh explained to us how to use certain screen shots in order to achieve different effects.
These are the following 'screen shot' terms:

• VLS/WS: Very Long Shot/Wide Shot - A panoramic view (http://apcen.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/reidd/EDTECH/video/camera_language.htm)

http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth/snra/photos/Boulder%20Basin%20wide%20shot.JPG (Accessed on 13/08/09)

• LS: Long Shot - Related to the presence of a human object. LS would show the full body with some room above the head and below the feet. (http://apcen.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/reidd/EDTECH/video/camera_language.htm)

http://chestofbooks.com/sports/golf/Practical-Golf/images/Fig-13-Playing-A-Hanging-Lie-The-Long-Game.jpg
(Accessed on 13/08/09)

• MLS: Medium Long Shot - shows a person from just below the knees. (http://apcen.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/reidd/EDTECH/video/camera_language.htm)

http://www.releasing.net/filmmaker/images/forrest_gump.jpg (Accessed on 13/08/09)

• MS: Mid Shot - Generally related to the presence of a human object. MS from the waist up. (http://apcen.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/reidd/EDTECH/video/camera_language.htm)

http://robinjames.com/db3/00239/robinjames.com/_uimages/RobinMidShotCanyon.JPG (Accessed on 13/08/09)

• MCU: Medium Close Up - shows a person from the mid chest line up. It is most frequently used for newsreaders. (http://apcen.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/reidd/EDTECH/video/camera_language.htm)
  

http://cineprism.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/frankenstein-3d.jpeg (Accessed on 13/08/09)

• CU: Close Up - Generally related to the presence of a human object. CU would show from the neck up. (http://apcen.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/reidd/EDTECH/video/camera_language.htm)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/174143413_f73ff396fc.jpg (Accessed on 13/08/09)

• BCU: Big Close Up - A Big Close Up (BCU) or Extreme Close Up would show fine detail of part of a body (an eye, a hand holding a gun) or an object (the face of a watch). (http://apcen.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/reidd/EDTECH/video/camera_language.htm)

http://unit.bjork.com/specials/pics/bw/B&W%20big%20closeup.jpg (Accessed on 13/08/09)

• ECU: Extreme Close Up - Generally Relating to the presence of a human object. Shows something extremely close in view. (http://apcen.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/reidd/EDTECH/video/camera_language.htm)

http://wwwdelivery.superstock.com/WI/223/1569/PreviewComp/SuperStock_1569R-75014.jpg (Accessed on: 13/08/09)


ME AND SAM!