This document defines and describes various common shot types used in filmmaking, including establishing shots to set the scene, wide shots to show the full setting, medium shots from the waist up, close ups focused on a person or object, medium close ups, extreme close ups zooming in on details like eyes, point of view shots from a character's perspective, over the shoulder shots making the viewer feel present, shot reverse shots alternating between two people talking, low angle shots looking up at important characters, and high angle shots looking down often on weaker characters.

1. Shot typesot Types
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2. Establishing shot
This shot is normally at the start of the film to
show were the film will be set.

3. Wide shot
This shot is done to show all of the setting and
to get everything in.

4. Medium shot
This is a shot from the waist up, because you
don’t need to see anything below the waist.

5. Close up
Where you have a close up on a person or an
object. To make it more emotional.

6. Medium close up

7. Extreme close up
When the camera zooms right into something eg
eye

8. Point of view
When the camera is
from there point of view so you can see what
there looking

9. Over shoulder shot
Make you feel your in the room with them.

10. Two shot / shot reverse shot
Normally when 2 people are talking but you only
see 1 person at a time.

11. Low angle shot
Looking up at them, normally because they are
important.

12. High angle shot
Normally when the character is weak.