The 5 C's Of Media

In films there are 5 different things to look out for which begin with C, these are;
Camera angles,

This is an example of a mid shot and shows good detail of the character in the shot but only a little detail of his surroundings,

This is an example of a long shot which shows a lot of a surrounding area and you can see many things in the shot, it is not just focused on one particular object, or character.

This is an example of a close-up and is focused on only one thing in the shot, in this case it is the mole and it gives the audience a detailed view of what the mole looks like closer to the camera.

This is an example of an extreme close up and shows a lot of detail of an object or character, and shows nothing of the surroundings, this is good for focusing on little detail which is hard to see from a further away

This is an example of an over the shoulder shot and allows the audience to view the scene as a character would,

This is an example of a point of view shot which is used to make the audience feel like they are part of the action, or like they are in the film.




Continuity- this generally refers to the visual errors in a film or programme, in basic terms it means a character at one second could be wearing a scarf which is green, and the next could be wearing an orange one. So to have good continuity the editing must be very precise to make all the shots follow on properly and show everything as it should be as if it were real, to make the audience believe it is actually happening.



Cutting- This is also known as editing, it is highly necessary otherwise a film would never end, it also allows the director to change locations quickly, but it's main use is to either add pace into a scene to create an exiting atmosphere or slow it down for dramatic emphasis.


Close-ups, have been shown in camera angles (see above)


Composition- this is everything that is shown in the scene from the colour of the wallpaper, to the position of a table or chair. The audience might feel it makes no difference whether something is in a scene or not but everything in the scene has been put there for a reason.