Understanding Camera Shots

1. CAMERA SHOTS

2. EXTREME LONG SHOT/
ESTABLISHING SHOT

3. PROVIDES CONTEXT

5. LONG SHOT

6. SUBJECT IN RELATION TO
ENVIRONMENT

8. MEDIUM SHOT

9. SUBJECT

11. CLOSE-UP

12. EMOTION

14. MEDIUM CLOSE-UP

15. DEGREES OF IMPORTANCE

17. EXTREME CLOSE-UP

18. PAY ATTENTION

20. Images Courtesy Of
Lawrence of Arabia - DP: Freddie Young - Columbia Pictures
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - DP: Stuart Dryburgh - 20th Century Fox
Pulp Fiction - DP: Andrzej Sekula - Miramax Films
A Fistful of Dollars - DP: Massimo Dallamano - Unidis
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