Camera Shots What we see on screen in a film is the result of a careful process. Film directors make deliberate choices about where to place the camera so that we can see different things at various points in the film. Depending on the ‘shot’ that the film director chooses, the different things we see can have a variety of effects.
Look carefully at the different camera shots below and for each one write down: 
What you can see in each camera shot; 
Why a film director would use the shot.
The Establishing Shot In this shot I can see: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ A film director would use this shot because: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Copyright © 2011 TES English www.tes.co.uk/aqagcseenglishlanguage
The Wide Shot In this shot I can see: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ A film director would use this shot because: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ The High‐angle Shot In this shot I can see: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ A film director would use this shot because: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Copyright © 2011 TES English www.tes.co.uk/aqagcseenglishlanguage
The Low‐angle Shot In this shot I can see: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ A film director would use this shot because: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ The Medium Shot Copyright © 2011 TES English www.tes.co.uk/aqagcseenglishlanguage
In this shot I can see: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ A film director would use this shot because: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ The Close‐up Shot In this shot I can see: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ A film director would use this shot because: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Copyright © 2011 TES English www.tes.co.uk/aqagcseenglishlanguage
Camera Shot Effects Complete the table below to show what effect each different shot has. Camera Shot Effect on Audience Copyright © 2011 TES English www.tes.co.uk/aqagcseenglishlanguage