A reaction shot is the person's response to an event or something said by someone. Often used in motion pictures to convey the emotions of a character.
Here, are three screen shots from the film 'Taken'. We can see from the reactions shown on these characters' faces that one is in pain, one is in shock and the other is frightened. They seem very natural and the camera often focuses on them at a mid-close up shot of their faces. In the first shot we can see the physical pain on this man's face as it looks as if he is shouting. The woman in the second shot seems surprised and stares with disbelief. The final shot shows a girl on the phone distressed as she is recieving this phone call.
During our second complete trial shots for our film, we attempted to create a shot where our main character, Lily, is being grabbed by the abductor. Although it is not great, I think that it is a reaction shot as she knew that she was going to be grabbed but did not know when. Her reaction is shocked and she moves backwards and screams.
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