This document outlines various cinematography techniques used in film including establishing shots to set the scene, wide and medium shots to show characters and their surroundings, close-ups to highlight emotion, point-of-view shots from a character's perspective, over-the-shoulder shots to involve the audience, and high and low angle shots that can make characters seem powerful or weak depending on the camera placement. Proper use of these shots helps tell the story through visual means.

1. Cinematography
Establishing shot- where the film is set,
time period, a piece of landscape.
Wide shot- shot that is wide, has a person in it,
giving you information on where the character is.
Medium shot (mid shot) - seeing
people from the middle upwards
or middle downwards.
Medium close up- show more emotion.
Close up- might not be a person, shows
you something significant.
Extreme close up-highlights the emotion, adds
suspense and tension.
Point of view shot- you show the
audience a scene from the point of view
of the person, you need to see a body
part (hand or foot).

2. Over the shoulder shot- supposed to make you
feel as if you are stood alongside the character
(looking over their shoulder).
Two shot- two people within a shot.
Shot reverse shot- obeys the 180 degree rule, going from one
person to the next (backwards and forwards).
Low angle shot- get down on the
floor and point your camera up at people,
making someone more powerful.
High angle shot- the camera is up high looking
down at someone, making them seem weak.