High Angle 
High 
Angle 
shot is 
usually 
when 
the 
camera 
angle is 
located 
above 
the eye 
line. 
Low Angle 
Low 
Angle 
shot is a 
shot 
from a 
camera 
angle 
position 
ed low 
on the 
vertical 
axis, 
anywher 
e below 
the eye 
line. 
Birds Eye 
View 
A birds 
eye view 
is an 
elevated 
view of 
an object 
from 
above, 
with a
perspect 
ive as 
though 
the 
observer 
were a 
bird, 
often 
used in 
the 
making 
of 
blueprin 
ts, floor 
plans 
and 
maps. 
Pan 
A 
mountin 
g device 
on 
which a 
camera 
may be 
rotated 
in a 
horizont 
al plane 
or in a 
vertical 
pane.
Tilt 
Tilt is a 
poker 
term for 
a state of 
mental 
or 
emotion 
al 
confusio 
n or 
frustrati 
on in 
which a 
player 
adopts a 
less than 
optimal 
strategy 
usually 
resulting 
in the 
player 
becomin 
g over 
aggressi 
ve. 
Track/Dolly 
A mark 
left on 
the 
ground 
by a 
moving 
animal 
person 
or 
vehicle.
Crane/mechan 
ical shot 
A crane is 
a type of 
machine 
generally 
equipped 
with a 
hoist wire 
ropes or 
chains and 
sheaves 
and use 
machine 
to shot. 
Steadicam 
Steadicam 
is a brand 
of camera 
stabilizer 
mount for 
motion 
picture 
cameras 
that 
mechanicall 
y isolates it 
from the 
operator’s 
movement. 
Zoo/reverse 
room 
A zoom is 
technically not a 
camera move as 
it does not 
require the 
camera itself to 
move at all.
Hand Held 
Hand held a 
camera to shot. 
Deep Focus 
Deep focus is a 
photographic 
and 
cinematographic 
technique using 
a large depth of 
field is the front-to- 
back range of 
focus in an 
image. 
Shallow 
Focus 
Shallow focus is 
a photographic 
and 
cinematographic 
technique 
incorporating a 
small depth of 
field. 
Rule of 
thirds 
The rule of thirds 
is a rule of 
thumb or 
guideline which 
applies to the 
process of 
composing visual 
imagessuch as 
designs films 
paintings and 
photographs.
Eyeline 
match 
A eyeline match 
is a film editing 
technique 
associated with 
the continuity 
editing system. 
Long shot 
In photography 
filmmaking and 
video production 
a long shot: 
sometimes 
referred to as a 
full shot or 
human figure 
and is usually 
intended to 
place it in some 
relation to its 
surroundings. 
Close up 
A close up or 
close-up in 
filmmaking 
television 
production still 
photography 
and the comic 
strip medium is 
a type of shot 
which tightly 
frames a person 
or an object. 
Pull focus 
A foucs puller or 
1st assistant 
camera is a 
member of a 
film crew’s 
camera 
department 
whose primary 
responsibility is
to maintain 
image sharpness 
on whatever 
subject or action 
is being filmed. 
Aerial shot 
Aerial shots are 
usually done 
with a crane or 
with a camera 
attached to a 
special 
helicopter to 
view large 
landscapes this 
sort of shot 
would be 
restricted to 
exterior 
locations. 
Medium 
close up 
In film a medium 
shot is a camera 
angle shot from 
a medium 
distance. 
Medium 
shot 
In film a medium 
shot is a camera 
angle shot from 
a medium 
distance. 
Establishing 
shot 
An establishing 
shot in 
filmmaking and 
television 
production sets 
up or establishes 
the context for a 
scene by 
showing the 
relationship
between its 
important 
figures and 
objects. 
Point of 
view 
Point of view or 
narrative mode 
the perspective 
of the narrative 
voice the 
pronoun used in 
narration point 
of view the angle 
of painter vision 
point of view 
shot a technique 
in motion 
photography. 
Extreme 
close up 
A close-up or 
close up in 
filmmaking 
television 
production still 
photography 
and the comic 
strip medium is 
a type of shot 
which tightly 
frames a person 
or an object. 
Over the 
shoulder 
shot 
In film or video 
an over the 
shoulder shot is 
a shot of 
someone or 
something taken 
from the 
perspective or 
camera angle 
from the 
shoulder of
another person. 
Tow shot 
A movie or 
television shot 
of two people 
together. 
Canted 
frame 
The dutch angle 
also know as 
dutch tilt canted 
angle oblique 
angle or german 
angle is a type of 
camera shot.

High angle

  • 1.
    High Angle High Angle shot is usually when the camera angle is located above the eye line. Low Angle Low Angle shot is a shot from a camera angle position ed low on the vertical axis, anywher e below the eye line. Birds Eye View A birds eye view is an elevated view of an object from above, with a
  • 2.
    perspect ive as though the observer were a bird, often used in the making of blueprin ts, floor plans and maps. Pan A mountin g device on which a camera may be rotated in a horizont al plane or in a vertical pane.
  • 3.
    Tilt Tilt isa poker term for a state of mental or emotion al confusio n or frustrati on in which a player adopts a less than optimal strategy usually resulting in the player becomin g over aggressi ve. Track/Dolly A mark left on the ground by a moving animal person or vehicle.
  • 4.
    Crane/mechan ical shot A crane is a type of machine generally equipped with a hoist wire ropes or chains and sheaves and use machine to shot. Steadicam Steadicam is a brand of camera stabilizer mount for motion picture cameras that mechanicall y isolates it from the operator’s movement. Zoo/reverse room A zoom is technically not a camera move as it does not require the camera itself to move at all.
  • 5.
    Hand Held Handheld a camera to shot. Deep Focus Deep focus is a photographic and cinematographic technique using a large depth of field is the front-to- back range of focus in an image. Shallow Focus Shallow focus is a photographic and cinematographic technique incorporating a small depth of field. Rule of thirds The rule of thirds is a rule of thumb or guideline which applies to the process of composing visual imagessuch as designs films paintings and photographs.
  • 6.
    Eyeline match Aeyeline match is a film editing technique associated with the continuity editing system. Long shot In photography filmmaking and video production a long shot: sometimes referred to as a full shot or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. Close up A close up or close-up in filmmaking television production still photography and the comic strip medium is a type of shot which tightly frames a person or an object. Pull focus A foucs puller or 1st assistant camera is a member of a film crew’s camera department whose primary responsibility is
  • 7.
    to maintain imagesharpness on whatever subject or action is being filmed. Aerial shot Aerial shots are usually done with a crane or with a camera attached to a special helicopter to view large landscapes this sort of shot would be restricted to exterior locations. Medium close up In film a medium shot is a camera angle shot from a medium distance. Medium shot In film a medium shot is a camera angle shot from a medium distance. Establishing shot An establishing shot in filmmaking and television production sets up or establishes the context for a scene by showing the relationship
  • 8.
    between its important figures and objects. Point of view Point of view or narrative mode the perspective of the narrative voice the pronoun used in narration point of view the angle of painter vision point of view shot a technique in motion photography. Extreme close up A close-up or close up in filmmaking television production still photography and the comic strip medium is a type of shot which tightly frames a person or an object. Over the shoulder shot In film or video an over the shoulder shot is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of
  • 9.
    another person. Towshot A movie or television shot of two people together. Canted frame The dutch angle also know as dutch tilt canted angle oblique angle or german angle is a type of camera shot.