Tuesday 23 rd January Today we had a session with Kane focusing on different shot sizes that are used in film and TV, and why we use them. An example of a shot size we learnt about was the close-up show. Here is an example below. This is a close-up shot taken from the movie The Shining. Close-up shots are used to bring focus or highlight a character or an object. This shot allows us to see the emotions of a character in a lot of detail, as you can see in the image above. The shot can add a lot of emphasis on how the character may be feeling. Also, this can make the audience feel a stronger way about a char acter as they can clearly see how the character. Another example is the wide shot. This is a wide shot from the movie The Martian. A wide shot an effective technique to emphasise and draw attention to the environment and surroundings. This allows the audience to set the scene and location of the environment the character is currently in. ...