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Camera Work Preliminary Exercise: Shot size

 Camera work in films is used to enhance the visual experience for the audience. Each camerawork movement, shot size, etc. each carry their own purpose. In this blog post we will be specifically focusing on two of them. The medium full shot (cowboy) and the medium shot. A medium full shot is a shot from top of head to below waist. The purpose of this shot is to make a character seem combative. The medium full shot presents a subject as confrontational or dangerous. In this preliminary exercise we were tasked with finding a shot from a movie that matches this shot size. The shot I choose is from the movie "Spiderman: No Way Home". The shot achieves its purpose because it makes the main character peter look powerful and intimidating. The medium shot is a shot from above the waist below the chest and ends just above the head. The purpose of this shot is to capture a subject in a size like how we interact with people. The shot I chose for this one was from "Shang-Chi and the Lord of the Ten Rings". In this shot the main character can be seen in a fighting stance. This shot achieves its purpose by illustrating the character in a way that seems natural to the audience. 



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