This document provides descriptions of various camera shots and angles used in filmmaking. It explains that close-ups are used to show emotions on a character's face clearly and establish importance. Medium shots show facial expressions and body language to convey emotions. Establishing shots set the scene and location. Low and high angles make subjects appear powerful or vulnerable respectively. Point-of-view shots put the audience in the character's perspective. Different shots serve purposes like drawing attention, setting tone, and showing relationships between subjects.

1. Camera angles
and shots
By Natasha and Amy

2. Close up
• This is because the camera is so
close you can see the emotions on
the characters face.
• How much of the subject you want to
put in the frame
• It also shows the importance of the
character
• It’s a shot taken at a close range
• The camera is only inches away from
an actor's face

3. Extreme
close up
• Showing the eyes
• Even closer to the
face or object
• Extreme close ups
such extreme detail.
• You would normally
need a specific
reason to get this
close

4. Long shot/ full shot
• It shows off the characters bodies
• It also shows of the body language of the character
so we can determine their mood
• Costume
• Allows us to see a person in relation to their
surroundings
• They are a good way to introduce characters as
you are able to see their whole body
• The mise-en-scene behind the characters and the
costumes the characters are wearing can tell the
audience a lot about that person, along with their
body language and facial expressions

5. Medium shot/mid
shot
• Showing facial expressions
• It is for showing the emotions of the
character
• It also shows their body language
• Med shot is from the waist upwards
• The mid-shot can be used to focus
attention on an interaction between 2
actors, such as a struggle, debate or

6. Two shot
• This shot is to show the relationship
between people
• This is combined with other key
terms
• Two shot is a type of shot in which
the frame encompasses two people
(the subjects)
• The subjects do not have to be next
to each other, and there are many

7. Establishing
shot
• This makes the setting clear
• It is to show off the location the
scene is taking place in
• Related to the mise-en-scene
• In this shot you get the feeling of
the place
• Tone and mood
• Makes people understand what is
going on
• They are a great way to set the
scene
• They are usually used to open films
to allow the audience to see the
location of where the film is set
• Sometimes shots start of as
extreme long shots before zooming

8. Low angle
• Low angle is used for dramatic
effect
• Makes people look large
• The object the camera is looking
at looks dominant and powerful
• Looks up at people
• When the camera is in a low
position, below the eye-line

9. High angle
• This shot makes someone seem
vulnerable
• It makes them seem weak, small
and innocent
• It positions the audience to feel
sympathy
• Its when the camera looks down
on the subject

10. Straight angle/
eye level shot
• This shot wants the
audience to feel like it is
happening in their eye
line
• To seem like they can
relate to that person
• They can also feel
empathy in certain scenes
• This is the most used

11. Canted angle/ dutch tilt shot
• This shot is tipped to one side
• It makes a situation seem
disoriented
• It makes the scene chaotic and like
the actor is drunk
• Everything behind them is tilted to
• This shot is usually used when
someone's in danger or if someone
is confused

12. Tracking shot
• This shot is used when a character is
moving
• It also shows more than one thing in
the scene
• It shows how different things are
arranged or related
• The aim is to show someone's
journey

13. Handheld shot
• The camera moves and jolts about
• This shot is to show the action,
drama and fast paced scenes
• It also gives a sense of urgency
• It puts us in the scene
• It gives us a sense of realism as the
camera is doing it himself rather
than something helping him.
• It is also a very dramatic shot.

14. Shallow focus
• Shallow focus makes someone
seem important
• Depth of field
• Only some things in focus
• Drawing audience’s attention to
something

15. Birds eye
view
• This shot is directly above the
subjects
• This makes us see something
in its larger surroundings
• Its making something look
small
• This is often used in
establishing shots where the
camera flies over cities and
streets, setting the scene for
the movie.

16. Pan left/right
• To show where
something or someone
is going
• Show something just
out of shot
• Shot on a tripod
• Pivots round
• Stays in one spot but

17. Trombone shot
• This shows characters dramatic
reactions
• This shot is filmed during major
events
• Creates effect as the background
moving away
• Focuses on the person in the frame.

18. Master
shot
• An entire dramatized scene
• Long shot
• Establishing shot
• First shot in scene
• In older films it is the most important
shot
• Used in a theatre stage
• It’s a key element
• Not built around shots anymore

19. Pull focus
• It changes where the audience is looking
• It draws our attention to something else

20. Deep
focus
• It’s a deliberate choice
in a film
• It shows the
surroundings

21. Tilt up/
down
• Showing the whole of an object or person a
bit at a time
• Making it seem like someone
• Objectifying

22. Point of view shot
• The camera is the person
• Its in a charcaters point of view
• It’s a handheld shot
• We are the camera
• In the position of the camera
• shot that depicts the point of view of a
character so that we see exactly what they
see
• This shot often engages the audience as it
makes them feel like they are there in the
scene in the moment

23. Zoom
in/zoom out
• Camera stays still
• Lens moves in
• Zoom in- focusses our
attention on someone
• Zoom out- shows the
bigger picture

24. Crane
up/down
• Seeming dramatic
• Drawing attention to
someone’s isolation
• From eye level up or down
• Seems important