2. Close Up Shot A shot that keeps only the face full in the frame. Perhaps the most important building block in cinematic storytelling.
3. Medium Shot The shot that utilizes the most common framing in movies, shows less than a long shot, more than a close-up.
4. Long Shot A shot that depicts an entire character or object from head to foot. Not as long as an establishing shot. Aka a wide shot.
5. Aerial Shot An exterior shot filmed from the air. Often used to establish a (usually exotic) location. All films in the '70s open with one.
6. Cowboy Shot A shot framed from mid thigh up, so called because of its recurrent use in Westerns
7. Deep Focus Shot A shot that keeps the foreground, middle ground and background ALL in sharp focus.
8. Establishing Shot The clue is in the name. A shot, at the head of the scene, that clearly shows the locale the action is set in.
9. Handheld Shot Hand held shots serve to create a more “home made” or dramatic feel to a shot.
10. Low Angle Shot A shot looking up at a character or subject often making them look bigger in the frame. It can make everyone look heroic and/or dominant.
11. High Angle Shot A shot looking down on a character or subject often isolating them in the frame.
12. Over the Shoulder Shot A shot where the camera is positioned behind one subject's shoulder, usually during a conversation. It implies a connection between the speakers
13. Pan Shot A shot where the camera moves continuously right to left or left to right. An abbreviation of "panning".
14. Eye Level Shot An eyelevel angle is the one in which the camera is placed at the subject’s height, so if the actor is looking at the lens, he wouldn’t have to look up or down.
15. Extreme Close-Up Shot Extreme close up focuses the audience's attention on a particular detail
16. Birds Eye View Shot This shows a scene from directly overhead, a very unnatural and strange angle.
17. Dolly Shot The camera is placed on a moving vehicle and moves alongside the action, generally following a moving figure or object.
18. Crane Shot Basically, dolly-shots-in-the-air. A crane is a large, heavy piece of equipment, but is a useful way of moving a camera. It can more every direction
