Shot Types, Angles and Semiotics

POWERPOINT FROM THE LESSON:

Yr9 shot types compressed from DB3igs

In this post I will run through the main shot types and angles, and introduce you to two terms from the technique of semiotics, a way of analysing any media text...

You will encounter shots like this [CLICK ON THIS LINK - NOT THE EMBEDDED VIDEO - TO PLAY + REPEAT!]...


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PLAYLIST WITH ALL VIDEOS USED
ALL the videos featured can be accessed through the playlist below, though I have also separately embedded each one:


JUST THE STAKING VIDEO
There will be a lot at stake in this lesson...


MEDIA COURSEWORK FILM EXAMPLE 1
We'll look at how shots were selected in this example of AS Media Studies coursework, Candelabra, a film opening...


MEDIA COURSEWORK FILM EXAMPLE 2
There will be some Playtime...

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