Establishing shot

An establishing shot is usually the first shot of a new scene, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place. It is usually a very wide

shot or extreme wide shot.

Master shot

A master shot records the entire action, a complete

run-through from that same camera position.

Close-up

In close-up shots, the subject occupies most of the

frame, allowing very little observation on the

environment. Close-ups are much more dramatic

than long or medium shots. They are preferred

when emphasizing someone’s emotion.

Mid Shot

Medium shots are the most common types of shots in the movies. Showing most of the subject’s body, medium shots are halfway between long shots and close-ups; however, author medium shots disagree

on the definition.

Long Shot

Long shots are used to emphasize the scenery or the location around the subject.. A long shot of a

family eating long shot at the dinner table would, perhaps, be recorded from the living room.

Wide Shot

A wide shot comprises of sweeping land or cityscapes

Two Shot

There are a few variations on this one, but the

basic idea is to have a comfortable shot of two

people. Often used in interviews, or when two

presenters are hosting a show.

Aerial Shot

An aerial shot is typically made from a helicopter or created with miniatures (today, digitally),

showing a location from high overhead.

Point of view

Point of view (POV) is a variation of eye-line match. The two are similar, in that a character looks off screen and we see where he or she is

looking. With POV, however, the audience is, in effect, looking through the character's eye.

Over the shoulder shot

This shot is framed from behind a person who is looking at the subject. The person facing the

subject should usually occupy about 1/3 of the frame.

High angle

The camera is elevated above the action using a crane to give a general overview. High angles make the object photographed seem smaller, and less significant (or scary). The object or character often gets swallowed up by their setting - they become part of a wider picture.

Canted angle

Sometimes the camera is tilted (ie is not placed

horizontal to floor level), to suggest imbalance,

transition and instability (very popular in horror

movies). This technique is used to suggest

POINT-OF-View shots (ie when the camera

becomes the 'eyes' of one particular character,

seeing what they see — a hand held camera is

often used for this.

Low angle

Low angles help give a sense of confusion to a viewer, of powerlessness within the action of a scene. The background of a low angle shot will tend to be just sky or ceiling, the lack of detail about the setting adding to the disorientation of the viewer.

Pan

A movement which scans a scene horizontally. The camera is placed on a tripod, which operates as a

stationary axis point as the camera is turned, often to follow a moving object which is kept in the

middle of the frame.

Tilt

A movement which scans a scene vertically, otherwise similar to a pan.

Track The term tracking shot is widely considered to be

synonymous with dolly shot; that is, a shot in which the camera is mounted on a cart which travels along

tracks

Dolly

The camera is placed on a moving vehicle and moves alongside

the action, generally following a moving figure or object.

Crane

A crane (or jib), is a large, heavy piece of equipment, but is a

useful way of moving a camera - it can move up, down, left,

right, swooping in on action or moving diagonally out of it.

Steadicam

Has the freedom of a handheld shot but its stabilisation device

smooth's out the bumpiness of the handheld shot.

Handheld

The camera is literally held by the camera operator.

So often the shots are bumpy/jerky.

Zoom

A single shot which moves towards a particular

subject

Reverse zoom

A single shot which moves away from a particular

subject.

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