Blog Post #28 - Case Study of "Evil Dead"

This is a case study on the movie "Evil Dead."

 -Long shot

-Mid shot

-Over the shoulder shot

-Pan

-Close up

-Two shot

-Close up

-Close up

-Two shot

-Close up


- A long shot covers a wider area. It is also known as an extreme wide shot. The shot frames the subject from a distance and focuses on its surroundings. In a long shot, the character is usually still noticeable in the frame. But in an extreme long shot, it is not always necessary to see the character. The extreme long shot or extreme wide shot functions best as an establishing shot, as more of the location is in the frame. 

-A medium shot is at a median distance from the subject. It is used for dialogue scenes, but also to show body language and more of the setting. Sometimes it will frame multiple subjects, as well as a portion of the background and the surroundings. Medium shots show important actions, and important costumes, it also can glue together separate shots through constant actions.

- An over the shoulder shot is a shot in which the camera is placed behind an "off-screen" actor so that their shoulder is in the frame while you capture the "on-screen" actor's coverage. You could do this to orient your audience, but an over-the-shoulder shot will also suggest a connection or understanding between the characters in your scene. You can use this to help orient your viewer, or to signal an understanding between characters. 

-A camera pan is a horizontal movement in which the camera moves right to left, or vice versa, from a central axis. Taken from the word 'panorama,' the physical position of the camera itself does not move. However, the panning refers to the swiveling left to right mounted on a fixed location. This differs from dolly shots in which the mounting system moves. A pan can also be combined with different camera movements such as a tilt or tracking shot. You can use a pan shot to establish a sense of location, track movements, or elevate tension in a scene.

-A close-up shot is used to convey information, mostly facial expressions, it normally fills up the screen.

- A two shot is a shot in which the frames a view of the subject. The two subjects or objects don’t have to be standing right next to each other. There are many parts which have one subject in the foreground and the other subject in the background. The shot is used to show the emotional reactions between the subjects.

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