This document defines and describes various camera shot types used in filmmaking including: high angle shot, low angle shot, establishing shot, extreme long shot, long shot, medium long shot, medium shot, medium close up, close up, extreme close up, point of view shot, two shot, and over the shoulder shot. Each shot type is defined and an example of how it may be used is provided. The shots can be used to convey meaning about characters' status, power dynamics, set a scene, focus on facial expressions or actions, and more.

1. High Angle Shot
High Angle Shot- Also known as birds eye view. The shot usually
frames a wide area which captures a character high above them. This
angle is used to show that the child has a less powerful status as the
camera is looking down on the boy. Not only that but the angle is
positioned like this to show the difference in age meaning that the
boy Is only young so therefore the angle of the camera is shot up
higher.

2. Low Angle Shot
Low Angle Shot- Also known as worms eye view. This shot is usually
framed below a character or object. This angle is used to show the
difference in superiority, meaning that the character in this image is
shot higher up than the camera to make him appear more daunting
and furthermore powerful.

3. Establishing shot
Establishing Shot- This angle is a wide shot of a location that establishes a
sense of environment and surroundings. Within this image we can see that the
structure of the buildings in the background are being watched by someone in
the foreground. This angle can be used to help set the scene as well as show
destruction within a scene.

4. Extreme Long Shot
Extreme Long Shot- This shot is a wide shot that places a person or object a long
distance away from the character. It usually frames a wide area capturing a
character/object as well as the mise en scene. This is typically used in all forms of
media. This angle is used to show that she is just about to jump.

5. Long Shot
A long shot is a shot in which a person can be seen from head to toe. This angle is
usually used to frame what the characters appearance is like and initially focuses on
the characters actions rather than everything else around them.

6. Medium Long Shot
A medium long shot- Also known as a three-quarter shot is a shot in which a
person can be seen from head to knee focusing on the upper half of the body.
This angle shows the subject in relation to the surroundings. This maybe used
when you have 2 or 3 people within the fame.

7. Medium shot
Medium shot is the angle in which a person can be seen from head to waist so the upper
torso can be seen only. Medium shots are the most common types of shots in the movies.
These shots help to show people in the context of the background. It is mainly used for a
scene when it is desirable to see the subjects' facial expressions in the context of their body
language.

8. Medium Close Up
Medium close up is a shot in which a person/character can be seen from head to
shoulders or their upper body. This shot shows the face more clearly, without
getting uncomfortably close. This angle is commonly used for interviews in
documentaries and news programs and shows the facial expressions of the
subject.

9. Close up
A Close up shot is a shot in which a persons head is captured only. A close-up displays the
most detail, but they do not include the broader scene. Moving in to a close-up or away
from a close-up is a common type of zooming. Close cuts to characters' faces are used far
more often in television than in movies; they are especially common in soap operas.

10. Extreme Close Up
An extreme close up is a shot which captures a specific feature or reaction on a
persons face. It is traditionally used in film to allow the viewer to enter the
character’s intimate space, revealing certain characteristics and emotions. This is a
unnaturally close view which intensifies feelings that the character is experiencing
and allows us to feel sympathy for, and establish a connection with, the character.

11. Point of view shot
Point of view shot is a shot which is captured from a persons point of view. This
technique is often used in the horror and thriller genres, to suggest someone
spying on someone else, while withholding the identity of the 'spy'. Also
because the shot is a common trick of the horror film where we are placed in
the position of the killer who is slowly sneaking up on a victim.

12. Two shot
A two shot is any shot with two people in it together. The subjects do not have
to be next to each other, and there are many common two-shots which have
one subject in the foreground and the other subject in the background. Not
only that but the shots are also used to show the emotional reactions
between the subjects.

13. Over the shoulder
A over the shoulder shot is a shot in which we see a character over another characters
shoulders. This type of shot is very common when two characters are having a discussion
and will usually follow an establishing shot which helps the audience place the characters
in their setting. It's common to cut between these shots during a conversation, alternating
the view between the different speakers.