EDITORIAL

The Shots’ Sizes

Date: April 26th, 2009

The shots are the footage of the exact things that must be decided by the director

Professor Claude Corvine, a professor of filmmaking at the Academy:

The shots are the footage of the exact things that must be decided by the director, in the film, particularly with regard to sizes of these images, knowing that it is divided into three types:
1 - long shot, 2- medium shot, 3 - The distant close shot or what is called CLOSE UP.

- The long shot: In this shot, the subject of photography is shown in a large and clear way related to the surrounding in general, or with the surrounding environment, and this shot is usually used for the establishment of a Camera, or camera movements or physical activities, including dancing, skating.

- The Medium shot: Which is used when the person or an object moving is about to stop, and its close to the lens to show the expressions and features of the subject of photography, the process here is to show the body aimed to get close to the objects, to get to know how do they look like, and to reflect the most accurate and detailed features.

- The highest near shot: Or the CLOSE UP, which is a screenshot showing the body from the shoulders to the top of the head, and aims to demonstrate the gestures and insinuations made by the body and puts us close relationship of the subject, and that is used by directors to show the critical moments in the story.

Try to test these observations, and we hope that the outcome satisfies you, and do not hesitate to request further more instructions in other times, because you are the directors. Professor Claude Corvine, a professor of filmmaking at the Academy.

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