Friday, 9 November 2012

Post 5 Jump cuts, over- the-shoulder shots, cutaways and point of view shots.

Jump cut
A jump cut is a filming edit which is in two sequential shots of the same subject, which are taken from two different camera positions that vary only slightly. This will make the subject in the shot appear to “jump” positions in an irregular way. Jump cuts are used vividly, to suggest the cogitations or inconsistencies of a character. 

Over-the-shoulder shots
An over-the-shoulder shot is a shot which gives the view the character’s point of view but the shot will also include part the characters head in the shot. This shot is generally used for dialogue exchange. The shot will include head and shoulders of the speaker in the background, also with the shoulders and back of head of the listener in the foreground.

Cutaway shots
A cutaway shot is the interruption of a scene with the insertion of another scene, which is generally unrelated or only partly related to the original scene. The interruption is usually quick, and is usually, although not always, ended by a return to the original scene. The effect is of commentary to the original scene, frequently comic in nature.
 
point of view shots
A point of view shot is a short film scene that shows what a character is looking at. It is normally a character looking at something, so that the person watching it can image they are the person pictured.(P.O.V shot)
 

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