Camera Shots

Extreme Long Shot (Establishing Shot) - This is a shot which gives the audience a sense of scene. It shows a large scale of an area and really emphasises the backround and environment the character is against, especially as the first shot within a sequence. When shooting at this kind of distance, it is hard to see the subtle dramatic performances of the character - (so gestures may need to be played big if this wide framing is to be continued for a long length of time).

Long Shot - the whole subject is in frame. The usual convention of the Long Shot (LS) is the character's head and feet are nearly touching the top and bottom of frame. As we are now closer to the subject, it is easier to identify aspects of the character and their performances, but also retain the audiences' awareness of the overall environment they are in, which makes the Long Shot (LS) a good framing for action scenes and observing social groupings.

Medium Shot - The convention of the Medium Shot (MS), is (when framing a person) approximately half of their body is in shot, ie. from waist up. More subtle perfomances and detailed actions can be seen. The Medium Shot is a good framing for conversation scenes between characters, especially if hand movements are part of the performance.

Close Up - The Close Up Shot (CU) shows a detail of the overall subject or action- ie. the head or hands if it is a person. Close ups of characters are a good way to engaging the audience into the character emotionally. We should also note, as we get closer to the character, we begin to lose the background information, therefore emphasising the subject, rather than the background.
Extreme Close Up - With the Extreme Close Up (ECU), a small detail of the subject is framed, often enlarged more than life size, creating a distortion of scale. This unnatural closeness to the subject is good at bringing the viewer into intimate or fetishistic relationship with the subject

Appetite for Destruction

This album is called 'Appetite for Destruction' and it is by my favorite band of all time, Guns 'n' roses. This is probably the bast hard rock album I have ever heard and gave me great joy from listening to it. Released in 1987, it features all the conventions you would expect from a hard rock band, from electrifying vocals, to heavy and melodic guitar riffs and licks. I would highly recommend it to anyone with a liking to either blues, rock, metal, alternative rock, anything! This album will leave you singing along to famous songs from it such as 'Sweet child 'O mine, welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, Rocket Queen, Nightrain' and many more! appetite for Destruction, by one of the greatest bands that ever lived. Guns 'n' Roses.


Guns n' Roses consists of 5 members at the time of 1987. The members from the album 'Appetite for destruction' are (from left to right):
Izzy Stradlin - Rhythm guitar
Steven Adler - Drums
Axl Rose - Lead vocals
Duff Mckagan - Bass, backing vocals
Slash - Lead guitar

Rambo: First blood part 2

I watched the movie Rambo: First blood part 2. This movie was an overall adrenaline pumping action thriller which I thoroughly enjoyed. Staring Sylvester Stallone, this movie contains all the conventions expected from an action thriller, with scenes that will leave you in suspense, shock and pure amazement. I watched this film because it was a follow up from Rambo first blood. Sound is used very efficiently in this film, mainly because of the use of typical chinese xylophone used during establishing shots. The camera work is very clever as it always films close-ups, extreme close-ups and medium shots during the breakthrough of tension, and extreme long shots (establishing shots) to show the setting and scene. All in all it's a fantastic movie!

First post!!

First post ever by me!! Enjoy it..