This document describes different types of camera shots including close-up, long shot, extreme close-up, extreme long shot, medium shot, aerial shot, point of view, eye level shot, crane shot, track shot, pull focus, pan shot, over the shoulder shot, worm's eye view, rule of thirds, Dutch tilt/canted angle, and zoom. Each shot type is defined and its typical purpose or use in filming is explained in one to three sentences.

1. Camera
Shot
Type
Image Example Descriptio
n
Close up
A shot of the
face often
used to show
emotion and
feelings of a
character in
the shot and
show deeper
meaning to a
characters
emotion.
Long Shot
A long shot is
used to show
the
surroundings
of a person in
the shot often
to have
relevance to
what will
happen next
in the scene.
Extreme
close up
An extreme
close up is
used to show
a characters
emotion and
feelings
through their
facial
expression
and is taken
close to the
face.

2. Extreme
long shot
These are
taken at a
distance to
include a
larger
proportion of
the
background.
This is to
show
importance to
the
surroundings
in the scene.
Medium
shot
A medium
shot is used to
capture the
target usually
from waist up
to capture the
importance of
what they are
doing.
Aerial shot
An aerial shot
is a shot taken
from a high
place often
aircraft to get
a panoramic
view of an
area.
Point of
view
A shot taken
in front of a
person to
show what
they see at the
time. Used to
show what a
character
see’s an
experiences.

3. Eye level
shot
Used to make
all characters
look like they
are
maintaining
eye contact
even when
there the only
person in the
shot.
Crane shot
A crane shot is
used to
achieve high
camera angles
and
panoramic
views of an
area. Used to
show the
surroundings
of what’s
happening.
Track shot
A track shot is
where a rail is
used to film a
moving object
without
camera
shaking of a
handheld
Pull focus
A pull focus is
a shot used to
highlight
importance of
a part of an
image or
video.

4. Pan shot
A pan shot is
used to follow
a moving
object or
person. These
are used often
in car chases
or other
moving
scenes.
Over the
shoulder
shot
An over the
shoulder shot
is taken over
the shoulder
to show the
connection
between the
person and
what they are
looking at.
Worm’s
eye view
Worm’s eye
view is taken
looking up
onto the
object to show
importance or
dominance to
anything
round it.
Rule of
Thirds
The rule of
thirds means
that all parts
of the image
must have
relevance. The
main part of
the image
should take up
the majority
of the 9

5. sections.
Dutch
Tilt/Cante
d angle
This shot is
taken on an
angle / tilt.
Zoom
Zoom is used
to emphasise
a point of
interest in the
capture.