This document defines and describes various camera shot types used in filmmaking, including establishing shots, wide shots, medium shots, close-ups, point-of-view shots, over-the-shoulder shots, two shots, shot reverse shots, high angle shots, and low angle shots. Each shot type is used to convey different information to the audience and emphasize different aspects of what is being filmed.

1. Shot Types
Establishing Shot
Wide Shot/Long Shot
Medium Shot
This first one is called an establishing
shot; it shows where the film takes
place.
This is called a wide shot, it
gives us more information
about where the characters
are.
This shot is called a medium
shot. It is taken from the waist
up because the lower half of the
body does not need to be
shown.

2. Close Up
Medium Close Up
Extreme Close Up
This shot is called a close up. It zooms in
on the main object/person to
emphasise the importance of it.
This is a medium close up
shot. It is half way between
close up and medium shot. It
shows the face more clearly
without getting
uncomfortably close.
Extreme close up.
Shows emotions of
the character or even
object being shown.

3. Over The Shoulder
Two Shot
This shot is called the point of view
shot because it makes the audience
believe that they are in that
position.
This is called an over the
shoulder shot. It is taken
over the shoulder; this can
help the audience place the
characters in the setting.
This is a two shot where it shows
two people at one time within the
same shot.
Point of View

4. Shot Reverse Shot
High Angle Shot
Low Angle Shot
This is called a shot reverse shot.
This is where one character is shown
looking at another character (often
off-screen), since the characters are
shown facing in opposite directions,
the viewer assumes that they are
looking at each other.
A high angle shot is usually when the
camera angle is located above the
eye line.
This low angle shot, anywhere below
the eye line, looking up