10. TALKING WITH PICTURES
10. TALKING WITH PICTURES When reporting, the cameraman-journalist shoots according to what he sees on the field and to his style. It uses the language of the pictures to play on meanings resulting from: the camera choice, the angle, the framing, the light, the moves and the positioning with regards to the package’s topic. SHOTS MEANING Every time the cameraman starts his camera, films and stops, he’s making a shot. The shots filmed in a same place or around the event are called a sequence, a family of shots that must be varied. The long shot helps define the general context. The extreme long sho t locates the characters. Le medium long shot shows the characters in action. The close shot shows one or various characters in situ. The close up is a TV classic, it appeals to the way we see others naturally. The extreme close-up on a body detail or a precise act. The insert focuses the attention on a visual clue lin...
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