As media camera terminology

1. Camera Terminology
VERY LONG SHOT
Long Shot
Medium Long Shot
Medium Shot

2. Medium Close Up
Close Up
Big Close Up
Extreme Close Up

3. Shot Angles
Low
Eye-Level
High
Worm’s Eye
Canted
Bird’s Eye

4. Aerial Shot/Crane- A directly overhead view to
afford a clear view. It can be raised or lowered
and will. The versatility of the equipment
a director to start at a high angle then swoop
down towards the subjects at ground level.
• Used to emphasise the spectacle.
• It’s sometimes called a Bird’s Eye View
Canted Angle- A shot that is tilted to one side.
• Often used to create a feeling of
disorientation.
Crab Shot- Involves the camera being
placed in a confined space.
• A shot taken inside a fridge is the
subject opens the fridge.

5. Deep Focus- This technique
allows objects near and far to be
in focus at the same time.
Establishing Shot- It is often used at
the start of a programme, film or new
scene. This establishes the relationship
between set/location and the
characters and to show the whole
view.
Hand-Held Shot- When a shot is filmed with
the camera held by the cameraman. Often
whilst walking. This makes the shot quite shaky.
Can make the audience feel that the scene is
more realistic, or can make us feel like we are
apart of the action.

6. Head-On Shot- When the action
comes directly towards the camera.
Head-On shots are often used in war
actin films to enhance the sense of
involvement and excitement of the
audience.
• For example, charging cavalry may
be directed at the camera
High Angle Shot- Provides a view
from above. Often making the
subject look vulnerable, isolated and
powerless. It’s sometimes combined
with a crane shot into a closer shot of
the subject.
Loose Frame- A shot where there is a lot
of room around one person or the object.
This is often used to show that the person
is lonely, isolated or unimportant.

7. Low Angle Shot- Camera approaches a
subject form below eye level. Emphasises
size of the object that is being filmed and
adds a point of view. Can make the
seem big and powerful. And makes the
character that we are seeing through seem
small and weak.
Master Shot- Shot at the beginning of
a sequence to establish the
component elements and
relationships in such a way as to allow
the audience to make sense of what
the next actions are going to be.
Pan Shot- Actin involving
the camera to gently
move 180 degrees

8. POINT-OF-VIEW- A camera shot
taken from the position of he
subjects, used o enhance a sense of
realism and audience involvement in
the action.
PULL FOCUS-Describes a shot
where one thing was on focus,
and then the lens is changed so
that something else stops being
blurry and becomes in focus.
Often used to show how
something has become more
important.