Shot Type                 Definition                   Shot Type               Definition

Extreme Close-   A picture taken at extremely          Mid-Shot       In film, a medium shot is a camera
Up               close range; for example, an                         shot from a medium distance
                 extreme close-up of a face might
                 show only an eye.




                 A photograph or a film or
Close-Up         television shot in which the
                 subject is tightly framed and         Long-Shot      A shot including objects at a
                 shown at a relatively large scale.                   distance




Extreme Long                                           High angle     The camera is placed above the
Shot             In the Extreme Long Shot also                        plane of action being filmed and
                 known as the Wide Shot (WS),                         points downwards
                 the subject is small in the overall
                 image.
Point of View   a position from which someone   Low angle    is a shot from a camera positioned
                or something is observed                     low




Editing – Technical terms and definitions

   Term                 Definition                 Term                 Definition
                                                  Slow
 Dissolve                                         motion


    Cut
                                                 180rule

                                                Continuity
   Fade
                                                 editing
Shot-
  Wipe
                                   reverse
                                     shot
Superimpo
                                  Jump Cut
   se




                      Moving image unit - sound

 Technical Term       Meaning                     Example


   Diegetic Sound


 Non-diegetic sound



   Sound bridge
Parallel sound



       Contrapuntal Sound




   CAMERA                   DESCRIPTION      CAMERA    DESCRITION
  MOVEMENT                                  MOVEMENT


Panning                                   Rolling




                                          Crane Shot
Tracking




Tilt                                      High angle
Camera shots, editing & sound worksheets

Camera shots, editing & sound worksheets

  • 1.
    Shot Type Definition Shot Type Definition Extreme Close- A picture taken at extremely Mid-Shot In film, a medium shot is a camera Up close range; for example, an shot from a medium distance extreme close-up of a face might show only an eye. A photograph or a film or Close-Up television shot in which the subject is tightly framed and Long-Shot A shot including objects at a shown at a relatively large scale. distance Extreme Long High angle The camera is placed above the Shot In the Extreme Long Shot also plane of action being filmed and known as the Wide Shot (WS), points downwards the subject is small in the overall image.
  • 2.
    Point of View a position from which someone Low angle is a shot from a camera positioned or something is observed low Editing – Technical terms and definitions Term Definition Term Definition Slow Dissolve motion Cut 180rule Continuity Fade editing
  • 3.
    Shot- Wipe reverse shot Superimpo Jump Cut se Moving image unit - sound Technical Term Meaning Example Diegetic Sound Non-diegetic sound Sound bridge
  • 4.
    Parallel sound Contrapuntal Sound CAMERA DESCRIPTION CAMERA DESCRITION MOVEMENT MOVEMENT Panning Rolling Crane Shot Tracking Tilt High angle