camera work with different types of shots

1. Camera Work

2. OTS- Over The Shoulder
Helps relate to the
situation, puts the viewer
within the action.

3. POV- Point Of View
A shot from a characters
perspective or the characters
point of view. This shows
empathy with the character.

4. ECU – Extreme Close Up
Used for showing detail or
connotes an object is important.

5. CU- Close Up
Used for showing
Emotion/Used for Dialogue

6. ELS- Extreme Long Shot or Panoramic
Shows Location/Setting

7. HA- High Angle
Small, Vulnerable, Weak. Used
more for women or children.
A birds eye view is an extreme
version of this.

8. LA- Low Angle
Big, Powerful, Dominant, used
more for males. Worms Eye View
is extreme version of this.

9. LS- Long Shot
Used to show action and
movement

10. MS- Mid Shot
Used to show gesture, body
language, mise-en-scene or
costume.

11. Panning
The Camera stays stationary but rotates to follow the action.

12. Tracking or “Dolly Shot”
A tracking shot is any shot where the camera moves alongside the object(s) it is recording. In
cinematography, the term refers to a shot in which the camera is mounted on a camera dolly that is then
placed on rails – like a railroad track. The camera is then pushed along the track while the image is being
filmed.

13. Tilt
Tilting is a cinematographic technique in which the camera stays in a fixed position
but rotates up/down in a vertical plane. Tilting the camera results in a motion similar
to someone raising or lowering their head to look up or down.

14. Crane
A crane shot is a shot taken by a camera on a crane or jib. The most obvious uses are to view the
actors from above or to move up and away from them, a common way of ending a movie.

15. Zoom
A zoom changes the length of a shot for example in a horror film the
camera could slowly zoom into a dark alley, creating a sense of fear
within the audience.