This document defines and provides examples of different types of shots including establishing shots, wide or long shots, medium shots, extreme closeups, closeups, point of view shots, over the shoulder shots, low angle shots, and high angle shots. Each shot depicts different perspectives and levels of detail about characters and their surroundings.

1. SHOT TYPES

2. Establishing shot Here is a clear shot of an
establishing shot, in which we
depict our surrounding of
Ringwood school.
Notice that the bin has given up
on life

3. Wide shot/long shot
Here is a clear shot of
an ‘LS’ shot, in which
we depict the
isolation of one of
our characters.
Next gen floor

4. Medium (mid) shot Here is a clear shot of
an ‘MS’ shot, in
which we depict the
emotion of
emptiness.
I see dead
people

5. Extreme close Here is a clear shot of
an ‘LS’ shot, in which
we show the distance
gaze of one of our
characters.
Amazingly bad
photoshop

6. Close up
Here is a clear shot of
an ‘close up’ shot, in
which we show the
distance gaze of one
of our characters.
(photoshop…… but
badly)

7. Point of
view shot
Here is a clear shot of
a ‘point of view’ shot,
in which we show the
point of view of our
character. Hence the
name…..point of
view.

8. Over the shoulder shot Here is a clear shot of
a ‘over the shoulder
view’ shot, in which
we show the point of
over the shoulder
view of our character

9. Low angle shot Here is a clear shot of
a ‘low angle’ shot, in
which we show the
low angle of our
character.

10. High angle shot Here is a clear shot of
a ‘high angle’ shot, in
which we show the
high angle of our
character.