Worm Eye View Shot

This type of shot is when the camera is placed on the ground, either looking ahead or tilted upwards. The point of this is to see things in a different perspective and can be sometimes used to generate class or power in a character. This camera shot also emphasizes the size of things.

Ariel Shot

Aerial shots are taken from a plane or helicopter and are a variation of crane shots. A camera mounted on an aerial support can move into space in all directions while achieving much greater heights than can a crane. An aerial shot may frame another flying object or it may provide a ‘birds eye view’ of the landscape or scene.

Crane Shot

This is used when the camera itself moves up or down and is usually placed higher above the ground/action. The crane shot is the primary means of moving the camera above ground. During crane shots, the camera rises and lowers on a platform connected to a mechanical arm, much like utility company cherry pickers.

Crash Zoom Shot

This is not really a movement of the camera but it appears to be so. It is when the focus is pulled making either the object/scene slowly appear closer or further away. When this is done very fast, it’s called a crash zoom, an also used to make the viewer(s) focus on what the director of the advertisement or part of film wants our attention.

Reverse Track Shot

The effect is achieved by using the setting of a zoom lens to adjust the angle of view while the camera moves towards or away from the subject in such a way as to keep the subject the same size in the frame throughout. In its classic form, the camera is pulled away from a subject whilst the lens zooms in, or vice-versa.

Tracking Shot

A tracking shot is used to follow an object or person in a scene of a movie or on television e.g. football, tv soaps etc.  The camera is moved along with the object or person which it is following and I have also shown a example of a tracking shot below.

In the video above which is from the scene in the film Shaun Of The Dead where Shaun is walking to the shops, and in this scene a tracking shot has been used to follow Shaun to the shops as the camera is facing Shaun as this also helps show his expressions towards mornings and also incidents which occur whilst walking to the shop such as tripping over the pavement, The camera is moving in all different areas throughout the scene such as following Shaun in the front at times and also moving behind. 

Panning Shot

A panning shot can be used to photograph or video record whilst rotating a camera vertically or horizontally whilst focusing on a person or an object in either a film or on television, I have shown an example of a panning shot below.

The picture above clearly focuses on the goal keeper Jens Lehman and the striker Andy Johnson as well as the football which they are both looking to win, the effect of this image using a panning shot had made it clearer for the audience to focus on the actual game play as the audience in the background have been made unclear so the whole image focuses on the action. 

Sherlock Holmes Review

Sherlock Holmes is an adventure-based film, which was released on the 26^th December 2009.  Sherlock Holmes was a film, which had high expectations from the public as director Guy Ritchie, who is well known after directing films such as:

• ·      Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
• ·      Snatch
• ·      Revolver
• ·      Rock N Rolla

The films which were listed above were the films which Guy Ritchie directed, due to them all being successful this made Sherlock Holmes more familiar and also made all fans of Guy Ritchie films to watch it. When the film was released there was good feedback from the viewers who enjoyed the film, although Sherlock Holmes was unable to win any of the academy awards lost two the films “Up” and “Avatar”.

I hade never seen Sherlock Holmes until our media lesson, my first impression whilst watching the film was boring. My first impression was that the film was old, due to the dull colors which were used followed by the dressing style of the characters, My impressions from the start changed by the end as I enjoyed the film as it caught me with the different things, which were taking place in such a quick time such as, the fight in the ring to the fight to stay on the boat. The humor of Robert Downey JR kept me entertained me although I also believed Sherlock Holmes played his role brilliantly.

Overall I would recommend Sherlock Holmes to anybody who hasn’t yet seen it, as well and would also watch it for the second time if I ever saw it on television etc.