This document discusses various camera shots and techniques used in filmmaking. It defines common shots like establishing shot, wide shot, long shot, mid/medium shot, close up shot, and extreme close up shot. It also explains camera angles, camera movements like pan, tilt, track, zoom, and camera techniques such as depth of field, balance, and rules of thirds. The purpose is to provide information to understand different visual storytelling tools used by filmmakers.

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By : Abigail Menzies

2.  Establishing shot
 Wide shot
 Long shot
 Mid/medium shot
 Close up shot
 Extreme close up shot
 POV(point of view)
 Over the shoulder shot
 Two shot
 Overhead shot

3.  This camera shot can be taken from a range of distances
and shows the whole setting of a scene.
 Establishing shots are used to establish the setting of a
scene and to give the audience information about where
the scene set.

4.  This camera shot is taken with the camera positioned a
certain way to show the whole scene setting
 Wide shot are used to show everyone in a room and to give
a gives the viewers a large variety of information

5.  This camera shot refers to how the camera is positioned to
show the entire object or human figure
 Long shots are used to show focus on the main object or
human.

6.  This camera shot is taken from medium distance and shows
either the torso and head of the character or the torso and
legs of the character.
 Mid/medium shots are used to show the facial expressions
of the character (when its of the character's torso and
upwards)

7.  This camera shot is taken zoomed in to show the a
particular aspect of object or character e.g. the face
 Close ups are used to display the most detail as the
background is not viewable.

8.  This show even more detail than a close up, this camera
shot shows extreme detail
 Extreme close ups are used to give the audience more
information and detail about the character or object

9.  This camera shot is taken from the character's perspective
or is reserved to show the character's reaction.
 Point of view is used to show what the character is looking
at.

10.  This camera shot is taken from the angle from the shoulder
of the character.
 Over the shoulder view is used to show that the character’s
face that is visible is the dominant character in the scene.

11.  This shot shows the view of two people interacting with
another.
 Two shot is used to show the relationship between the two
characters and to show the emotional reaction between
the two characters.

12.  This shot is taken from above the character or object
 Overhead shot is used to show the whole scene setting
depending on the distance the shot is taken. This shot is
also used to show the full action in the scene

13.  High
 Low
 Canted

14.  This term refers to how the angle is taken from a higher
place and looks down on the character or object to make
them seem smaller.
 High angle is used to highlight the character or object’s
vulnerability and powerlessness

15.  This term refers to how the angle is taken from a lower
place and looks up the character or object.
 Low angle is used to make the character or object seem
much more bigger than it is and more dominant.

16.  This camera angle makes the camera shot seem tilted.
 Canted angle is used to disorientate the audience.

17.  Pan
 Tilt
 Track
 Zoom/Reverse Zoom
 Dolly

18.  This term refers to how the camera moves from either left
to right or right to left
 Pan is used to show the viewer the full scene setting
Moves from left to right

19.  This term refers to how the camera moves from either top
to bottom or bottom to top.
 Tilt is used to give the viewer more information about the
setting of the scene and to show the full outfit of the
character.
Camera moves
from top to
bottom

20.  This term refers to how the camera moves from side to
side without pivoting to follow an object or character
Camera moves
side to side
without pivoting

21.  Zoom refers to when the camera feature zoom goes in
towards an object or character to show more detail
 Zoom is used to show the viewer more detail of the object
or character

22.  Reverse zoom is the opposite of zoom, this term refers to
when the camera feature zoom moves away from the
object or character.
 Reverse zoom is used to show the surrounding of the
object or character.

23.  This term refers to how the camera moves in and out but
still stays steady.
Camera zooms in and
out while staying
steady

24.  Balance
-Symmetry
-Asymmetry
 Rules of third
 Depth of Field
-Shallow focus
-Deep focus

25.  This term refers to how objects and subjects are placed in
a frame to show balance

26.  This term refers when the shot is balanced on both sides.
 Symmetry is used to show order and organization.

27.  The term refers to when the shot is unbalanced on both
sides.
 Asymmetry is used to show disorder or a variety of objects
and characters.

28.  This term refers the process of composing visual
images such as paintings. The rules of thirds states that an
image should be imagined divided into nine equal parts by
two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced
vertical lines and the important element of the image
should be situated at the intersection of these lines

29.  This term refers to the distance which is in focus.
 Depth of field is used to emphasizing the subject while de-
emphasizing the foreground and background

30.  Shallow focus is used to emphasize on one part a image
over another.

31.  This term is the opposite if shallow focus as the
foreground, middle ground and background is in focus, so
the entire image is clear