Elements of Film: Angles and More!

To help understand the different types of camera angles used in film, and more importantly, to understand WHY filmmakers select particular shots, students in our Studies in Lit & Film class ventured out to the halls of BHS to take pictures in the style of different film shots.


Check out their work here:  (can you name all of the types of shots?)

 
    
                                

Aren't Students Amazing?

One of the many reasons I love teaching is because students amaze me every day.  I love how they can be so thoughtful, curious, and hilarious (sometimes all at once!).  Our film class ventured out to take photos to demonstrate particular angles/concepts used in film.  Check out these awesome photos students shared!  Can you name the angles/techniques?

Types of Shots in Film

When analyzing film, it is important for students to have a good handle on the language of film.  So, we spend a good amount of time reviewing types of shots--through film, film clips, and still photos.  In today's exercise, students ventured out into the high school, armed with their iPhones or device of choice to take photos of the following types of shots:

Oblique angle 

extreme long shot                   

extreme close-up                    

medium shot  

high angle       

establishing shot                                

bird’s eye view                                  

low angle      

close-up                                 

juxtaposition   

For example, in each class, I took one type of shot--seen here:

  

   

Can you identify which one it is?

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Answer: OBLIQUE ANGLE!  (affectionately called the Danny Boyle angle by Jack M)

Did you get it correct?  Hopefully, you did, and hopefully the Schmitt's Scholars took some creative photos to address the different types of shots.  Looking forward to sharing those soon!