This document defines and describes various camera shots and angles used in filmmaking, photography, and television production. It provides definitions for aerial shot, backlighting, bird's-eye view, long shot, close up, extreme close up, wide angle shot, medium shot, point-of-view (POV) shot, extreme long shot, over the shoulder shot, low angle shot, high angle shot, cutaway shot, master shot, and two shot. Each entry briefly explains what the shot or angle entails and how it is used.
2. Aerial shot
Aerial shot. A
shot taken from an
airborne device,
generally while
moving.
Backlighting
(lighting design)
The main source of
light is behind the
subject,
silhouetting it, and
directed toward
the camera.
3. Birds Eye View
0 A bird's-eye view
is an elevated view
of an object from
above, with a
perspective as
though the
observer were a
bird, often used in
the making of
blueprints, floor
plans and maps. It
can be an aerial
photograph, but
also a drawing.
4. Long shot
This can be taken from
as much as a quarter of
a mile away, and is
generally used as a
scene-setting,
establishing shot. It
normally shows an
exterior, e.g. the outside
of a building, or a
landscape, and is often
used to show scenes of
thrilling action e.g. in a
war film or disaster
movie.
5. Close Up
A close-up or closeup
in filmmaking,
television production,
still photography and
the comic strip medium
is a type of shot, which
tightly frames a person
or an object. Close-ups
are one of the standard
shots used regularly
with medium shots and
long shots (cinematic
techniques).
6. Extreme Close Up
An extreme close
up is a shot used in
filmmaking,
television production
and photography in
which the camera
focuses on a
particular detail of
the subject. Extreme
close ups are
extremely intimate
and are best used
sparingly, according
to Serif Ltd.
7. Wide Angle Shot
In photography and
cinematography, a
wide-angle lens refers
to a lens whose focal
length is substantially
smaller than the focal
length of a normal lens
for a given film plane.
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8. Medium shot
In film, a medium
shot, mid shot (MS),
or waist shot is a
camera angle shot
from a medium
distance.
9. POV
Point-of-view shot. ... A
point of view shot (also
known as POV shot, First-
person shot or a subjective
camera) is a short film
scene that shows what a
character (the subject) is
looking at (represented
through the camera).
10. Extreme Long shot
A related notion is that
of an extreme long
shot. This can be taken
from as much as a
quarter of a mile away,
and is generally used as
a scene-setting,
establishing shot
11. Over The shoulder
In film or video,
an over the
shoulder shot
(also over
shoulder, ab tu,
OTS, or third-
person shot) is a
shot of someone
or something
taken from the
perspective or
camera angle
from the
shoulder of
another person.
12. Low Angle Shot
In cinematography, a
low-angle shot, is a
shot from a camera
angle positioned low
on the vertical axis,
anywhere below the
eye line, looking up.
Sometimes, it is even
directly below the
subject's feet.
Psychologically, the
effect of the low-
angle shot is that it
makes the subject
look strong and
powerful.
13. High Angle Shot
A high-angle shot is a
cinematic technique
where the camera
looks down on the
subject from a high
angle and the point of
focus often gets
"swallowed up." High-
angle shots can make
the subject seem
vulnerable or chicken
when applied with the
correct mood, setting,
and effects.
14. Cutaway Shot
In film and video, a
cutaway shot is
the interruption of
a continuously
filmed action by
inserting a view of
something else. It
is usually, although
not always,
followed by a cut
back to the first
shot, when the
cutaway avoids a
jump cut.
15. Master Shot
A master shot is a
film recording of an
entire dramatized
scene, from start to
finish, from an angle
that keeps all the
players in view. It is
often a long shot and
can sometimes
perform a double
function as an
establishing shot.
