Camera Shots Practice

Wide Shot/Establishing shot (WS/ES)

 It is used to introduce a location or to set the scene. Therefore, we used it for our first shot so the audience gets a better understanding of what is happening. In this scene, two girls are arguing and one girl looks visibly frustrated/upset. 

  For this image, we used a medium close up.

 It's showing the side of her face, making it harder to see her expression but the tilted head and downcast eyes suggest she is feeling upset and alone. We chose the medium close up because we wanted to focus on her body language but centre it on the upper part of her body. It's also showing that the second girl has left and she's sat by herself.

Over the shoulder shot(OTS)

For this shot we picked an over the shoulder shot so the audience would realise someone else had joined her but we hid the face to create a sense of mystery. The girl's face has a curious expression and she looks puzzled-she,like the audience, doesn't know who has approached her.  It's shot from a higher angle to emphasise how vulnerable the girl is as she is upset and how the new character obviously has more dominance. 

Medium shot (MS)

This shot shows the stranger and the girl exchanging something. The medium shot allows us to focus on their actions. It also shows the deserted setting behind them and could mean a potential threat as there is no one there to help the girl if something bad happens. The shot focuses more on their actions rather than the substance which encourages the reader to wonder what's going on and why, despite her uncertain expression, the girl is taking the object from the stranger.