The document discusses various types of shots used in cinematography including establishing shots to set the location and time, wide shots to show a character's surroundings, medium shots and close-ups of faces or objects to focus on details, and point-of-view shots from one actor's perspective. Other shots mentioned are over the shoulder shots, two shots of two people, shot reverse shot between speakers, low angle shots taken from below to imply importance, and high angle shots taken from above to suggest less power.

1. Cinematography
- Establishing Shot – tells the audiencethe location,genre and the time frame.
- Wide Shot – Involves a person and the scene to show where the character is.
- Medium Shot/Mid Shot – Shows the top half of a person’s body. Usually middle
upwards.
- Medium Close Up – Shows face and shoulders froma slightdistance.
- Close Up – Shows a face or an object which is closeto the camera. Shot of
significance.
- Extreme Close Up – Of a certain body part e.g. eyes to showemotion and create
tension.
- Point of view shot – From another actor ‘eyes’. Seeing it from another
perspective
- Over the shoulder shot - Shot is recorded from over the actors shoulder.
- Two shot - Two people in one shot
- Shot Reverse Shot – From one person to the other, flip between people in the camera view. Has to
obey the 180 degree rule.
- Low Angle Shot – A shot taken from below to showimportance/power
- High Angle Shot – Shot taken from above to show less power and hierarchy.