TV Drama: Use of camera

CAMERA ANGLES

• Low angle
• High angle
• Eye-level
• Worms eye (from floor)
• Canted angle
• Birds eye (from above)

CAMERA MOVEMENT

• Pan - camera is stationary but scans the scene and follows the action.
• Track - the camera is mobile and is able to follow the character.
• Zoom - camera lens changes shape to move closer to the subject.
• Tilt - camera moves up and down.

VISUAL COMPOSITION

• Rule of thirds - splits the image into nine squares where the subject is positioned either on the left or the right of the image. 
• Head room - make sure you dont have too much space above the characters head.
• Lead room - when the camera is moving make sure you give enough room for the character to move into.
• You can break the rule for POV (point of view) shots to make the subject seem weird or abnormal.

180 DEGREE RULE

• Dictates where we can put the camera. We…