This document discusses various camera shots, angles, and techniques used in filmmaking. It defines different types of shots like extreme long shot, long shot, wide shot, and close-up shot. It also explains different camera angles like high angle, low angle, and eye-level. Finally, it covers common camera movements and techniques such as panning, tilting, zooming, and tracking shots. The goal is to present an overview of fundamental cinematography terminology for film students.

1. CAMERA
ANGLES,SHOTS AND
TECHNIQUES
PREPARED BY,
FAIQA J DABIR
(STUDENT OF BMM.)
2014

2. WHAT IS A SHOT?
 A shot is a series of frames, that runs for an
uninterrupted period of time.
 Film shots are an essential aspect of a movie
where angles, transitions and cuts are used to
further express emotion, ideas and movement.
 In production, a shot is the moment that the camera
starts rolling until the moment it stops.
 In film editing, a shot is the continuous footage or
sequence between two edits or cuts

3. CAMERA SHOTS TO DISCUSS
 Extreme Long shot
 Long shot
 Wide Shot
 Establishing shot
 Mid / Medium Shot
 Medium Close-up
 Close up shot
 Extreme Close Up
 Birds eye view shot
 Over the shoulder shot
 Point of view shot
 Two Shot

4. EXTREME LONG SHOT
 A wider frame value in which subjects in the frame
are small.

5. LONG SHOT
 A shot which displays a full figure from top to tip
showing the entire object or human figure

6. WIDE SHOT
 Long shot as a "wide shot" because it often
requires the use of a wide-angle lens.

7. ESTABLISHING SHOT
 When a long shot is used to set up a location and
its participants in film and video, it is called a
establishing shot.

8. MID / MEDIUM SHOT
 A shot displaying the human figure / object in half.

9. MEDIUM CLOSE-UP
 A shot which displays the figure in a little close-up
form but the head and shoulders are very much in
the frame.

10. CLOSE-UP SHOT
 It is a type of shot, which tightly frames a person or
an object. Close-ups display the most detail, but
they do not include the broader scene.

11. EXTREME CLOSE UP
 The shot is so tight that only a detail of the subject
can be seen.

12. BIRDS EYE SHOT
 A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object
from above, with a perspective as though the
observer were a bird.

13. OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
 An over the shoulder shot (also over shoulder, OS,
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.

14. POINT OF VIEW SHOT
 A point of view shot (also known as POV shot or a
subjective camera) shows what a character (the
subject) is looking at (represented through the
camera).

15. TWO-SHOT
 A Two shot is a type of shot employed in the film
industry in which the frame encompasses a view of
two people (the subjects).

16. WHAT IS A CAMERA ANGLE?
 The camera angle marks the specific location at
which a camera is placed to take a shot.
 A scene may be shot from several camera angles
simultaneously

17. CAMERA ANGLE CATEGORIES
 High Angle shot
 Low Angle shot
 Eye-level camera angle

18. HIGH ANGLE SHOT
 A high angle shot is usually when the camera
angle is located above the eyeline.

19. LOW ANGLE SHOT
 A low-angle shot, is a shot from a camera
positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below
the eyeline, looking up.

20. EYE-LEVEL CAMERA ANGLE
 It is a shot when the camera is positioned on the
same level as that of the character in the film.

21. WHAT ARE CAMERA
MOVEMENTS/TECHNIQUES?
 Camera movements are often implemented to add
dynamism to shots, their best appearances are
when new information is revealed.
 At the beginning level, budding filmmakers
sometimes tilt and pan without the proper
motivation.
 Camera movements can be distracting and even
annoying when overused or used without a reason.

22. CAMERA MOVEMENT/TECHNIQUES
CATEGORIES
 Panning
 Tilt
 Zoom
 Tracking / Dolly

23. PANNING
 Panning refers to the rotation in a horizontal plane
of a camera.

24. TILT
 Technique in which the camera is stationary and
rotates in a vertical plane

25. ZOOM
 A camera movement requiring a zoom lens ("zoom
in/out")

26. TRACKING / DOLLY
 The camera is mounted to the dolly and the camera
assistant usually ride on the dolly to operate the
camera.
 For smooth movement.

27. There is a lot more to Camera that is used in films.I
have tried my best to present as many I could.
Thank You.