2. Master
A master shot is a single shot that
includes the complete scene from start
to finish. Usually the master shot is
filmed, then teh rest of the shots are
shot later.
3. Extreme Close Up
The extreme close-up is magnifying
beyond what the human eye would
actually experience in reality. And
often shows just a feature on the face,
with no background detail whatsoever.
4. Close-Up
The close-up shows very little
background and concentrates on
either a face, or a specific detail of
mise en scene. This shot is often used
to magnify the object and shows teh
importance of things. Because often
the close-up takes us into the mind of
that certain character, or to make us
feel comfortable or uncomfortable with
that character.
5. Mid/Medium
The medium camera shot shows a
person from the knees/waist up. This
shot is often used in dialogue scenes.
The background detail tends to be
minimal as the location has often been
established earlier on in the scene.
6. Long Shot
This camera shot shows the image as
“life size” so if you are showing a six
foot man, you would show the entire
six foot man, the entire human body,
with the head near the top of the
frame and the feet near the bottom.
7. Extreme Long
The extreme long shot is used as a
scene-setting, and is usually taken
from a quarter of a mile away, and
shows the exterior. It often shows very
little detail, and generally just gives a
general impression than it does
specific information.
9. High Angle
For the high angle shot, the camera is
elevated above the characters and the
action happening in the scene, to give
a general overview. This can make the
object that is being filmed, or
photographed seem smaller and less
significant.
10. Low Angle
The low angle increases height and
gives a sense of speeded motion. It
can also give a sense of confusion to
the viewer. The background when
using the low angle tends to just be
the sky, or ceiling.
11. Point of View
Teh point of view shot shows a view
from teh subjects perspective, it is
often edited in such a way that the
viewer knows whose point of view it is.
12. Wide Shot
The wide shot is often used for teh
viewer to observe the most action in
the performance.
13. Two Shot
The Two Shot, which contains two
people from the waist up, can be
classed as a different variation of the
Medium shot.
14. Over the Shoulder
The over the shoulder shot is another
variation of the medium shot, it is
where the camera is positioned behind
one figure, revealing the other figure
and part of the first figures back, head
and shoulder.
15. Insert
An insert shot is a very close shot of
some detail in a scene, which moves
in on the object.
