Cinematography techniques are used to establish shots, perspectives, and movement. An establishing shot provides exterior context from a distance. Extreme close-ups magnify details like eyes or mouths. Long shots capture a wide view from far away. Point-of-view shots show what a character sees through their own eyes. Medium shots contain the full action within the frame from a moderate distance. Over the shoulder shots film what a character sees but not through their eyes. Tilted or dolly shots add dynamic movement that can disorient or empower the audience.

1. Cinematography

2. Establishing shot
Establishing shot
Can be taken from as much as a mile away, and is generally
used as a scene setting, establishing shot normally shows an
exterior e.g. outside of a building or a landscape.

3. Extreme close up
As its name suggests an extreme version of a close up,
generally magnifying beyond the human eye. If a person,
usually of eye or mouth.

4. Long shot
The camera is placed far away to capture a large area view.
Usually the opening shot of the movie. If a person we see all of
them from head to toe.

5. Point of view
This is a shot where we see what the actor see’s through their
own eyes.

6. Medium shot
The most common shot used in movies. Should contain all the
action in scene. If of a person shown middle up.

7. Over the shoulder
This is a shot where we see what the actor see’s but not
through their eyes, filmed over the shoulder.

8. Medium close up
Similar to a medium shot but closer.

9. Two shot
This shows a conversation/link or reaction between actors.
How close or far away shows relationship.

10. Tilted
A movement which scans a scene vertically. Makes audience feel disorientated.

11. High angle
This shoot looks down on the action from a superior position.
The observer dominates ,power, higher status.

12. Dolly shot
Sometime called a tracking shot. The camera is placed on a moving
vehicle.

13. Zoom/ reverse zoom
a shot that views the action from the opposite side of the
previous shot, as during a conversation between two actors,
giving the effect of looking from one actor to the other

14. Hand held shots
A shot that is filmed by hand to give a jagged effect.

15. Tilts
A movement which scans a scene vertically. Makes audience
feel disorientated.