1. Camera
Shot
Image Example Description
Close up
A type of shot
which closely
frames a
person or
object, often
used to focus
on a
character’s
emotions.
Long Shot
A shot which
shows the
entire person
or object,
used to place
it in relation
to it’s
surroundings.
Ariel Shot
Usually done
with a
camera
mounted on a
special
helicopter to
view large
landscapes.
Establishing
Shot
Establishes
the context
for a scene by
showing the
relationship
between it’s
important
figures and
objects.
2. Point of
View Shot
A short film
scene that
shows what a
character is
looking at.
Two Shot
A type of shot
in which the
frame
encompasses
a view of two
people.
Over the
Shoulder
Shot
A shot of
someone
taken from
the
perspective
from the
shoulder of
another
person.
Deep focus A
photographic
technique
where
everything in
the frame is
visible in full
detail.
3. Shallow
focus
In shallow
focus one
plane of the
image is in
focus while
the rest is
out of focus.
Pull focus When the
camera
shifts focus
from one
object to
another in
the same
frame.
Eye line
match
A film
editing
technique
where the
characters
are
positioned
to maintain
special
continuity.
Extreme
Close Up
Eyes only.
