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Panning
A shot taken moving on a horizontal plane.
Creates tension
Suggest fast movement.

Point of view
Builds suspense and realism as it puts you in the characters position.

Hand-Held
Making you feel as if you are the one experiencing it.
Makes it more personal,
Creates a rough effect and makes the audience feel dragged into the narrative and it gives the impression of reality TV.

180 degree rule
Two characters should always have the same left/right relationship to each other as the 180 degree rule would pan from one person to the other.

Camera angles/movements

When the camera angle looks down on the character making them appear small, weak and vulnerable  used when showing the victim. This makes the audience feel dominant. 

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This is the opposite of a high angle and makes a character look more powerful, important and is used when showing the villain. This makes the audience feel vulnerable towards the character.

An extreme long shot surrounds a large amount of landscape. It its often used at the beginning of a film to help establish the location.

A camera shot is the quantity of space that is seen in one shot or frame. Camera shots are used to establish different aspects of a film's setting, characters and themes.

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