Types of Shots.

 When filming, the director needs to make sure that they have a variety of shots suitable for the audience. This is so that the audience can see a variety of different views, instead of just one. The different shots help the audience connect with the characters and also keeps everyone interested. Different shots include:-

• Long Shot: A shot where the camera is or appears to be distant from the object to be photographed
• Extreme long shot: A wider frame value in which subjects in the frame are small; a building, cityscape.
• Panning: Where the camera stays in the same position, static, and just moves around.  
• Medium long shot: A value of framing that almost shows the full subject
• Medium Shot: A value of framing in which the subject is a bit smaller than a medium close-up; a human figure from the waist up.
• Master Shot: Usually a wide shot that covers the entire action of a scene
• P.O.V shot: A camera shot that reveals what a character is looking at sometimes following a shot showing the character’s eyes or followed by a shot showing a character’s expressive reaction (Shot Reverse Shot).
• Shot - Reverse angle - Shot: A series of shots edited together that alternate characters usually during a conversation scene.
• Close up shot: A value of framing where the size of the subject is relatively large and fills most of the frame. For instance a person’s head seen from the neck up, or an object seen in detail.

This research has helped me understand what kind of variety we need when filming our opening sequence. It shows how we are going to keep the audience interested and could also be quite a challenging task for us. This has influenced my work because I know that I will want to try them out, therefore giving us variety.