The document defines and provides examples of different types of camera shots, including establishing shots, extreme long shots, long shots, medium shots, close ups, extreme close ups, and aerial shots. It explains that establishing shots set the scene and are usually extreme long shots. Extreme long shots show a small subject within the overall image while long shots frame the entire subject. Medium shots show approximately half of a subject's body. Close ups focus on details while extreme close ups enlarge details more than life size. Aerial shots provide a bird's eye view from above.

1. Camera Shots
Learning Objective:
To understand key terms to describe camera shots
To be able to describe shots using key terms
To be able to evaluate how different shots affect the
audience.

2. Establishing Shot (ES)
• An establishing shot is usually the first
shot of a new scene. It is usually an
Extreme long shot but not always, and
tells the audience where the scene is
set.

3. Extreme Long Shot (ELU)
• In the Extreme Long Shot (ELS), also
known as the Wide Shot (WS), the
subject is small in the overall image. A
significant amount of the scene is
visible.

4. Long Shot (LS)
• In the Long Shot (LS)
the whole subject is in
frame. The usual
convention of the Long
Shot (LS) is the
character's head and
feet are nearly touching
the top and bottom of
frame.

5. Medium Shot (MS)
• The convention of the Medium Shot (MS), is
(when framing a person) approximately half
of their body is in shot, ie. from waist up.

6. Close Up (CU)
• The Close Up Shot (CU) shows a detail of the
overall subject or action- ie. the head or
hands if it is a person.

7. Extreme Close Up
(ECU)
• With the Extreme Close Up (ECU), a small
detail of the subject is framed, often enlarged
more than life size, creating a distortion of
scale.

8. Aerial Shot (AS)
• Bird’s-Eye View (aerial shot): Used to
look down on a whole scene.

9. Task
Watch the opening sequence from a film.
See if you can identify the shot types
used.
During the second screening fill in the
blank lines explaining why a director
may chose to use certain shot types.

10. Task
Fill in the blank squares on your task
sheet illustrating examples of the
different shot types you have learnt
today.