This document discusses different types of shots used in filmmaking, including extreme close-ups, close-ups, mid shots, wide shots, extreme wide shots, two shots, and establishing shots. Extreme close-ups focus on a single object to create intrigue, while close-ups show detail and emotion. Mid shots provide context while still showing detail. Wide shots provide background and setting. Extreme wide shots make the surroundings the focus. Two shots frame two subjects to show their interaction. Establishing shots introduce the location, time, or concept of a new scene.

1. SHOTS AND ANGLES
By Kiera Herbert

2. SHOTS

3. EXTREME CLOSE UP
• Extreme Close up angle are used to
create enigma as you cannot see
anything else but from that one
object therefore you begin to
question what it is, which creates
the enigma. Close-up shots do not
show the subject in the broad
context of its surroundings. If
overused, they may leave viewers
uncertain as to what they are
seeing.

4. CLOSE-UP
• Close up are often employed as
cutaways from a more distant shot
to show detail, such as characters'
emotions. Close-ups display the
most detail, but they do not include
the broader scene. Also, close-ups
are used for distinguishing main
characters. Major characters are
often given a close-up when they
are introduced as a way of
indicating their importance and are
used to show their emotion.

5. MID SHOT
• The mid shot shows some part of the
subject in more detail, whilst still
showing enough for the audience
to feel as if they were looking at the
whole subject. The MS is
appropriate when the subject is
speaking without too much emotion
or intense concentration. As well as
being a comfortable, emotionally
neutral shot, the mid shot allows
room for hand gestures and a bit of
movement to convey the emotion
felt by actor.

6. WIDE/LONG SHOT
• In the wide shot, the subject takes up
the full frame. See surrounding
background and setting, this informs
the viewers of the surroundings and
begins to draw in their attention. A wide
shot, also called a long shot, is one
where the subject is completely in the
shot and has a wide amount of space
on both sides. The primary objective of
the wide shot is to capture the entire
subject, especially if the subject is a
person. A very wide shot distances itself
even further from the subject, usually
making the subject barely visible but still
centred in the environment.

7. EXTREME WIDE/LONG SHOT
• An extreme wide shot is so far away
from the subject that it isn't even
visible and the real subject is the
surroundings. This is to inform the
viewers of the setting and to draw
them in, creating enigma as for why
they are there. It makes the building
or a statue the main focus to
emphasise this building and inform
the audience that it is the main
focus, signifigant.

8. TWO SHOT
• A two shot has two subjects in the
picture and is usually framed much
like a mid shot with both subjects.
The shots are also used to show the
emotional reactions between the
subjects and is very common
amongst film to convey the two
protagonists.

9. ESTABLISHING SHOT
• An establishing shot is usually the first shot of a
new scene, designed to show the audience
where the action is taking place, Also, to show
time Sometimes the viewer is guided in his
understanding of the action.
• Relationship is another reason for an
establishing shot might be a long shot of a
room that shows all the characters from a
particular scene. For example, a scene about
a murder in a college lecture hall might begin
with a shot that shows the entire room,
including the lecturing professor and the
students taking notes.
• An establishing shot may also establish a
concept, rather than a location. For example,
opening with a martial arts drill visually
establishes the theme of martial arts.