Different types of Shots for Video production Students.

1. Classification of Shots

2. Do Now
 The basic unit of shot is a frame? True/false
 A series of frame constitute a sequence?
True/false
 Switching on and switching off the record
button on the camera constitute a shot?
True/false

3. Objective:
Students will be able to compare and identify
different types of shots
Sub-objectives:
 Students will be able to list out types of
shots
Students will be able to identify appropriate
shots for given situation.

4. Different Types of Shots
1. Extreme close up (ECU)
2. Close-up (CU)
3. Medium close-up (MCU)
4. Medium Shot (MS)
5. Medium long shot (MLS)
6. Long shot (LS)
7. Extreme long shot (ELS)

5. Extreme close-up (ECU)
Focus: Captures from mid-fore-
head to just above the
chin, or even closer
Purpose: Used to show details up close, details are
magnified to very large extent, emphasis facial
expression or to make the subject appear
threatening, etc

6. Close-up (CU)
Focus: Just above the head
to the upper chest, cut just
below the necktie knot.
Purpose: Used as reaction shot, to show
emotions, enabling us to easily see facial
expressions and what the subject is thinking and
feeling. Details are magnified

7. Medium close-up (MCU)
Focus: Typical passport
size photograph, cut the
body at lower chest, just
below the armpit.
Purpose: Used to show reactions and indicate
what the subject is feeling. No more details
are available except of the face

8. Medium shot (MS)
Focus: from the waist
to the head. Cuts the
body just above/below
the waist.
Purpose: used to help the viewers easily
recognise the subjects and also see what are
doing with their hands.

9. Medium long shot (MLS)
Focus: From head to below the
knees or just above the ankle.
Cuts just below the knees.
Purpose: Used to clearly show body gestures,
especially the arms.

10. Long shot (LS)
Focus: (Head to toe),
show the entire body and
a very short distance
above and below.
Purpose: Used to establish the location and
enable the viewer to follow action with in the
frame, in this is shot the subject can be seen
full.

11. Extreme long shot (ELS)
Focus: Background
dominating the Individual
Purpose: often used at the beginning of a
video or sequence as an establishing shot to
show where the action taking place, it enables
viewer to follow wider movements. Also used
to establish relative positions of subjects.

12. RECAP
1. Extreme close up (ECU)
2. Close-up (CU)
3. Medium close up (MCU)
4. Medium Shot (MS)
5. Medium long shot (MLS)
6. Long shot (LS)
7. Extreme long shot (ELS)