# Filmmaking Basics/Camera Lenses/Basic moods

Table of contents for All about camera lenses:
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Narrative Film Production
This course is:
Fundamentals of filmmaking
This lesson is:
All about camera lenses
The pages of this lesson are:
Camera lenses - The impact of camera lenses
Pop Quiz #1 - Is there a difference? - 2 points
Lesson page - The basic moods of lenses
Pop Quiz #2 - "Oh, dear! What should I do?" - 2 points
Lesson page - Positioning the camera
Lesson page - Depth of field :
* Over-the-shoulder shots
* Can you see a difference?
* Below are all medium shots of the boy. The difference is the angle of view of the lens. Can you feel any difference?
| Over-the-shoulder shot A extreme wide-angle lens This over-the-shoulder shot was filmed with an extreme wide-angle lens. This lens is a 14mm lens on a motion picture camera. On a 35mm still film camera, this lens would be a 24mm lens which is about as wide a still camera lens you can buy that is not spherical. It is very short lens but has a huge amount of glass. This lens has a 77 field of view (measured horizontally.) (rough estimate) This screen shot was created using the free demo version of FrameForge 3D Studio 2 which is a wonderful program for learning about the emotions created using different lenses. | Strongly Cold and Distant |
| Over-the-shoulder shot A strong wide-angle lens This over-the-shoulder shot was filmed with an extreme wide-angle lens. This lens is a 16mm lens on a motion picture camera. On a 35mm still film camera, this lens would be a 28mm lens which is about as wide a still camera lens you can buy that is not spherical. It is very short lens but with lots of glass. This lens has a 68 field of view (measured horizontally.) This screen shot was created using the free demo version of FrameForge 3D Studio 2 which is a wonderful program for learning about the emotions created using different lenses. | Strongly Cold and Distant |
| Over-the-shoulder shot A moderate wide-angle lens This over-the-shoulder shot was filmed with a moderate wide-angle lens. This lens is a 24mm lens on a motion picture camera. On a 35mm still film camera, this lens would be a 35mm lens which is the widest lens you get with a cheap camera. This lens has a 55 field of view (measured horizontally.) This screen shot was created using the free demo version of FrameForge 3D Studio 2 which is a wonderful program for learning about the emotions created using different lenses. | Strongly Cold and Distant |
| Over-the-shoulder shot A neutral lens This over-the-shoulder shot was filmed so it appears if viewed by the human eye. On a 35mm motion picture camera, this lens has a focal length of 33mm. The lens is a 48mm lense (in 35mm still equivalents) which has about a 45 degree view (horizontal). All still film cameras come with a 50mm lens because this is the cheapest lens. This screen shot was created using the free demo version of FrameForge 3D Studio 2 which is a wonderful program for learning about the emotions created using different lenses. | Boringly neutral |
| Over-the-shoulder shot A simple telephoto lens This over-the-shoulder shot was filmed with a mild telephoto lens. The lens is a 85mm lense (in 35mm still equivalents) which has about a ? degree view (horizontal). This screen shot was created using the free demo version of FrameForge 3D Studio 2 which is a wonderful program for learning about the emotions created using different lenses. | Gentle and warm |
| Over-the-shoulder shot A portrait telephoto lens This over-the-shoulder shot was filmed with a mild telephoto lens. The lens is a 135mm lense (in 35mm still equivalents) which has about a ? degree view (horizontal). This screen shot was created using the free demo version of FrameForge 3D Studio 2 which is a wonderful program for learning about the emotions created using different lenses. | Warm and close |
| Over-the-shoulder shot A strong telephoto lens This over-the-shoulder shot was filmed with a strong telephoto lens. The lens is a 200mm lens (in 35mm still equivalents) which has about a ? degree view (horizontal). This screen shot was created using the free demo version of FrameForge 3D Studio 2 which is a wonderful program for learning about the emotions created using different lenses. | Very close and in your face |
| Over-the-shoulder shot A super strong telephoto lens This over-the-shoulder shot was filmed with a super strong telephoto lens. The lens is a 300mm lense (in 35mm still equivalents) which has about a ? degree view (horizontal). . This screen shot was created using the free demo version of FrameForge 3D Studio 2 which is a wonderful program for learning about the emotions created using different lenses. | Too close |
| Over-the-shoulder shot An extremely stong telephoto lens This over-the-shoulder shot was filmed with a super strong telephoto lens. The lens is a 500mm lense (in 35mm still equivalents) which has about a ? degree view (horizontal). This screen shot was created using the free demo version of FrameForge 3D Studio 2 which is a wonderful program for learning about the emotions created using different lenses. | The Lawrence of Arabia shot |
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