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It is important that you understand the filmmakers’ craft and terminology, especially the types of camera shots. This will improve your performance. Here are nine basic shot types that all film actors should know. Connect them with the right description.

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As the location manager, you have to read the script and see what kind of locations are needed for the shooting. Read a part of the script of The Truman Show (1998) and find the best location for the ‘Seahaven’, a town, where the main character Truman lives

INT/EXT. TRUMAN'S CAR - SEAHAVEN. DAY. TRUMAN makes his way along the streets of Seahaven past a series of quaint, pastel-shaded cottages.

EXT. SEAHAVEN ISLAND TOWNSHIP. DAY. A high-angle reveals an anonymous mid-sized town built around a small, pretty bay. A cluster of high-rise buildings stand at the water's edge overlooking a marina. Surrounding the commercial center lie neatly arranged suburbs.

EXT. OCEANSIDE STREET. DAY. Pausing at a traffic light along a seaside road, TRUMAN looks through a curious wooden arch to the beach and ocean beyond.

The sight triggers a memory in his head.

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It is important that you understand the filmmakers’ craft and terminology, especially the types of camera shots. This will improve your performance. Here are nine basic shot types that all film actors should know.

How to:

Drag the right description into the correct question

    • Тhe establishing shot
    • the master shot
    • the tracking/ dolly shot
    • the wide/ long shot
    • the two-shot
    • the over-the-shoulder shot
    • the medium shot
    • the close-up
    • the extreme close-up

  • It covers all of the action of the scene, providing a wide view that will later be cut in the editing with tighter angles and close ups.

    x

  • This complicated shot follows the movement of actors, objects, or vehicles in the frame by mounting the camera on special equipment or using a skilled Steadicam operator.

    x

  • This shot gives the audience a sense of environment by showing an actor or actors from far away, generally framed from the top of their heads to the bottom of their feet. It is used only in small parts of the scenes.

    x

  • This shot is just like it is called: two subjects together in a semi-tight frame. It can take several forms, from a mostly still shot used to establish the relationship between two characters to an action shot with two actors in frame.

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  • This is one of the main methods for shooting two characters tightly focused on one actor while framing the shot over the other actor’s back and shoulder. This helps the audience focus on one speaker at a time while framing them in the context of their conversation. Since the second actor is only seen from behind, major film and television sets occasionally substitute ‘a stand-in’ or ‘a photo double’ for these shots.

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  • Generally defined as a semi-close shot that shows actors from the hips up, this shot is used to capture subtle facial expressions while still depicting body language and environment that might be lost with a tighter frame. it is used very often in each film.

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  • This shot is arguably the actor’s most important moment on set, and requires a high level of focus and skillful subtlety. These shots are usually framed from the shoulders up, and capture even the tiniest facial variations.

    x

  • It covers all of the action of the scene, providing a wide view that will later be cut in the editing with tighter angles and close ups.

    x

  • This complicated shot follows the movement of actors, objects, or vehicles in the frame by mounting the camera on special equipment or using a skilled Steadicam operator.

    x

  • This shot gives the audience a sense of environment by showing an actor or actors from far away, generally framed from the top of their heads to the bottom of their feet. It is used only in small parts of the scenes.

    x

  • This shot is arguably the actor’s most important moment on set, and requires a high level of focus and skillful subtlety. These shots are usually framed from the shoulders up, and capture even the tiniest facial variations.

    x
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It is important that you understand the filmmakers’ craft and terminology, especially the types of camera shots. This will improve your performance. Here are nine basic shot types that all film actors should know.

How to:

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