Close up shots are used to portray a character's emotions, while extreme close ups focus on specific details like reactions. Establishing shots provide context of the scene's location. Long shots show full body views to set the scene. Over the shoulder shots frame conversations between characters, while medium shots capture a character from the waist up. These camera shots help direct audience attention and convey meaning within a scene.

1. Close up
• Close up – this camera
shot is often used to
portray a characters
emotion within a
sense.
• It can also focus all
attention to a
particular scene.

2. Extreme Close-Up
• Extreme close ups are
used to show the
audience a certain
point that is going on in
the scene.
• This shot can show a
reaction or emotion
within the scene to
make it very
dramatically.

3. Establishing Shot
• An Establishing shot is
a used to show where a
scene is going to take
place.
• This causes the
audience to be able to
establish where a
scene set by a single
picture.

4. Long Shot
A long shot is a shot in
which shows the
characters full body.
This shot can be used to
set the scene, a bit like
an establishing shot.

5. Over the shoulder
• An over the shoulder shot
is where the camera is
angled over a characters
shoulder in such a way that
you can see another
character, these are most
commonly used in scenes
which include a
conversation between
important characters.

6. Medium shot
• This shot shows a
characters top half of
the body.