This document defines and provides examples of different shot types used in filmmaking, including establishing shots, long shots, medium shots, close-ups, and extreme close-ups. Each shot type is given a brief definition describing how much of the frame it fills. Analogies are also provided to further illustrate the perspective and level of detail captured by each shot type, such as an establishing shot providing context like a book's sparknotes and an extreme close-up showing minute details like a dictionary definition.

1. Shot Types
By Riley, Isaac, and Willie

2. Extreme Long
Shot/Establishing Shot
Usually an extreme long or long shot offered at the beginning
of a scene or sequence providing the viewer with the context
of the subsequent closer shots.

3. Analogy
The establishing shot is like SparkNotes
it provides you with context so that you
can understand what you are about to
see/read.

5. Long Shot
Includes an amount of picture within the frame
which roughly corresponds to the audience's view
of the area within the proscenium arch of the
legitimate theater.

6. Analogy
The long shot is like a first person story you see
the book in your mid from the perspective of the
main character

8. Medium Shot
A relatively close shot, revealing a moderate
amount of detail.

9. Analogy
A medium shot is like reading the last chapter of
a book. You get it overall but there are some
things you miss.

11. Close-Up
A detailed view of a person or object, usually
without much context provided.

12. Analogy
A close up is like tasting a fruit without seeing it
or knowing what it is.

14. Medium close-up:
Between a close up and a mid shot. Shows image
in some detail but not too close.

15. Analogy
Medium close-up is like getting close enough to a
bear to see it in detail but not close enough to
touch it.

17. Extreme close-up
A minutely detailed view of an object or a person.

18. Analogy
An extreme close-up is like the dictionary in it
shows every single detail.

20. Citations
All Images From Flickr on October 8, 2015:
Extreme Long Shot
Long Shot
Medium Shot
Close Up
Medium Close Up
Extreme Close Up
All definitions on October 8, 2015 from:
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~engl377/film.html