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While watching an intro of an anime I decided to dig up some filmic language for all of you to share.
Camera angles
High angles reduce the importance of a person or object, and make a character look insignificant, lacking in power, small.
Low angles increase height, minimise background (usually) and heighten the importance of a person or object. A low angle can suggest the power or dominance of a character, and can inspire awe, fear, threat or respect depending on the context.
An overshot (or aerial shot) usually includes much of the background or environment and therefore increases the importance of this; the location seems to overpower people or objects in this type of shot, and make them seem harmless or insignificant.
An oblique angle is where the camera is tilted to one side and can suggest tension, transition (change) or movement. It can be used in scenes of violence or confusion to capture a sense of disorientation or disorder.
An eye level shot is when the camera is level with the object or figure, like a normal eye view of the scene and suggest reality.
Camera shots (framing)
A shot is generally determined by how much of a human figure is in view.
In a long shot figures are recognisable, and much of the background can still be seen. It locates a character in the context of an environment.
A medium shot (or mid shot) shows figures from approximately waist up and can convey the attitude of one character to another. (A two shot contains two people, a three shot contains three people.)
A full shot contains the whole height of figures and can also convery the attitude of one character to another.
Close ups elevate the importance of things and can increase the intimacy of a scene and shorten the emotional distance between the character and the audience. A viewer identifies more with a character in close up, but can remain more objective when a character is kept at a distance (such as in a mid shot or full shot)
Camera movement
Pan - when the camera pivots from left to right, or right to left. This often suggests the vastness of a scene, or can suggest a relationship between characters.
A tilt shot is when the camera moves up and down from a fixed spot.
Tracking - the camera is mounted on a moving platform and keeps the subject in view while the camera is moving. It can suggest that the viewer is sharing the journey of the person in frame and invites the viewer to become more involved with the subject.
A zoom allows continuous movement from a long shot to a close up.