A shot is an essential aspect of a movie where angles, transitions and cuts are used to further express emotion, ideas and movement. In this presentation, I will show you the different types of shots in a film and their possible meaning.

2. WHAT IS A SHOT?
• a series of frames, that runs for an
uninterrupted period of time
• the moment that the camera starts
rolling until the moment it stops.
• an essential aspect of a movie where
angles, transitions and cuts are used to
further express emotion, ideas and
movement

3. THE RULE OF THIRDS
• an image should be imagined as divided
into nine equal parts by two equally
spaced horizontal lines and two equally
spaced vertical lines
• important compositional elements
should be placed along these lines or
their intersections

5. THE RULE OF THIRDS
• Aligning a subject with these points
creates more tension, energy and
interest in the composition than simply
centering the subject.

8. A PICTURE CROPPED WITHOUT AND WITH THE
RULE OF THIRDS

11. EWS (EXTREME WIDE SHOT)
• The view is so far from the subject that he
isn't even visible.
• Contains a large amount of landscape.
• Often used at the beginning of a scene or a
film to establish general location (setting).
• Also known as an establishing shot.

12. EWS (EXTREME WIDE SHOT)

13. VWS (VERY WIDE SHOT)
• The subject is visible (barely), but the
emphasis is still on placing him in his
environment.
• allows the viewer to understand the
relationship between the characters and
their environment.

14. VWS (VERY WIDE SHOT)

15. WS (WIDE SHOT)
• The subject takes up the full frame, or at
least as much as comfortably possible.

16. WS (WIDE SHOT)

17. MS (MID SHOT)
• Shows some part of the subject in more
detail while still giving an impression of the
whole subject.

18. MS (MID SHOT)

19. MCU (MEDIUM CLOSE UP)
• Half way between a Mid Shot and a Close Up.
• shows the face more clearly, without getting
uncomfortably close.

20. MCU (MEDIUM CLOSE UP)

21. CU (CLOSE UP)
• A certain feature or part of the subject takes
up the whole frame.
• useful for showing detail
• A close-up of a person emphasizes their
emotional state. But a mid-shot or wide-shot
is more appropriate for delivering facts and
general information.

22. CU (CLOSE UP)

23. ECU (EXTREME CLOSE UP)
• The ECU gets right in and shows extreme
detail.
• to show general reactions or emotion

24. ECU (EXTREME CLOSE UP)

25. CUT-IN
• Shows some other part of the subject in
detail.
• Can be used to emphasise emotion etc.
• For example, hand movements can show
enthusiasm, agitation, nervousness, etc.

26. CUT-IN

27. CA (CUTAWAY)
• A shot of something other than the subject.
• used as a "buffer" between shots (to help the
editing process), or to add interesting
information.

28. CA (CUTAWAY)

29. TWO-SHOT
• A shot of two people, framed similarly to a
mid shot.
• Often used in interviews, or when two
presenters are hosting a show.
• to follow the interaction between two people
without getting distracted by their
surroundings.
• good for establishing a relationship between
subjects.

30. TWO-SHOT

31. (OSS) OVER-THE-SHOULDER SHOT
• Looking from behind a person at the subject.
• helps to establish the position of each
person, and get the feel of looking at one
person from the other's point of view.
• The person facing the subject should usually
occupy about 1/3 of the frame.

32. (OSS) OVER-THE-SHOULDER SHOT

33. NODDY SHOT
• Usually refers to a shot of the interviewer
listening and reacting to the subject.

34. NODDY SHOT

35. POINT-OF-VIEW SHOT (POV)
• Shows a view from the subject's perspective.

36. POINT-OF-VIEW SHOT (POV)

37. POINT-OF-VIEW SHOT (POV)

38. POINT-OF-VIEW SHOT (POV)

39. POINT-OF-VIEW SHOT (POV)

40. WEATHER SHOT
• The subject is the weather.
• Can be used to show the background for
graphics.

41. WEATHER SHOT

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