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Close up: A close up shot is a type of shot that is filmed close to the object or character, and also adds emotions to a scene. It tightly frames an actor's face, making their reaction the main focus in the frame. | High angle: A high angle shot is a cinematic technique where the camera is faced, looking down on the subject from a high angle and the point of focus often gets ¨swallowed up¨. High angle shots can make the subject seem vulnerable or powerless when applied with the correct mood, setting and effect. | Establishing shot Movement: An establishing shot is a long shot at the start of a scene, or sequence that shows things from a distance. Often an aerial shot, it is intended to help identify and orient the location or time for the scene and action that follow. |
Long shot: A long shot is a view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as distinct shapes. An extreme long shot, is a view from an even greater distance. | Low angle shot: A low angle shot, is a shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eyeline. Sometimes, it is even directly below the subject's feet. The effect of the low angle shot is that it makes the subject look strong and powerful. | Tilt shot Movement: A tilt shot is a shot that uses cinematographic technique called tilting in which the camera stays fixed but rotates up and down on a vertical plane. Tilting is similar to the motion of an individual raising or lowering their heads. |
Medium shot: A medium shot is a type of camera shot that is placed in between longshot and close up shots. This shot is a type of camera shot in film and television that shows the character from waist up. A medium shot is used to emphasize both the actor and their surroundings by giving them an equal presence on screen. | Medium angle: A medium angle shot is captured at a medium distance from the subject. It is often used for dialogue heavy scenes, but also depicts body language and can reveal more of the setting. Oftentimes, it will frame multiple subjects as well as a portion of the background | Full shot Movement: Full shot is another name for wide shot and long shot. It shows the subject fully, from head to toe. |
Extreme wide shot: In the extreme wide shot, the view is so far from the subject that she/he isn't even visible. The point of this shot is to show the subject's surroundings. The extreme wide shot is also often used as an establishing shot.¨ | Over the shoulder: In film or television, an over the shoulder shot is when the character is positioned behind one character and facing another, so the shoulder and back of the one character are facing the audience. | Pedestal Movement: A pedestal shot means moving the camera vertically with respect to the subject. This is often referred to as ¨Pending¨ the camera up or down. Ïn reality, like most camera moves, the pedestal move is often a combination of moves. |
Extreme close up: The extreme close up, often known as, ¨XCU¨ gets right in and shows extreme detail. You would normally need a specific reason to get this close. It is too close to show general reactions or emotion, except in very dramatic scenes. A variation of this shot is a choker. | Point of view: A point of view shot is a film angle that shows what a character is looking at in the first person. It is usually establishing by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the characters reaction | Zoom movement: Zooming is one camera that most people are probably familiar with. IT involves changing the focal length of the lens to make the subject appear closer or further away in the frame. |
