High Angle Shot

High Angle Shot- Also known as birds eye view. The shot usually frames a wide area which captures a character high above them. This angle is used to show that the child has a less powerful status as the camera is looking down on the boy. Not only that but the angle is positioned like this to show the difference in age meaning that the boy Is only young so therefore the angle of the camera is shot up higher.

Low Angle Shot

Low Angle Shot- Also known as worms eye view. This shot is usually framed below a character or object. This angle is used to show the difference in superiority, meaning that the character in this image is shot higher up than the camera to make him appear more daunting and furthermore powerful.

Establishing shot

Establishing Shot- This angle is a wide shot of a location that establishes a sense of environment and surroundings. Within this image we can see that the structure of the buildings in the background are being watched by someone in the foreground. This angle can be used to help set the scene as well as show destruction within a scene.

Extreme Long Shot

Extreme Long Shot- This shot is a wide shot that places a person or object a long distance away from the character. It usually frames a wide area capturing a character/object as well as the mise en scene. This is typically used in all forms of media. This angle is used to show that she is just about to jump.

Long Shot

A long shot is a shot in which a person can be seen from head to toe. This angle is usually used to frame what the characters appearance is like and initially focuses on the characters actions rather than everything else around them.

Medium Long Shot

A medium long shot- Also known as a three-quarter shot is a shot in which a person can be seen from head to knee focusing on the upper half of the body. This angle shows the subject in relation to the surroundings. This maybe used when you have 2 or 3 people within the fame.

Medium shot

Medium shot is the angle in which a person can be seen from head to waist so the upper torso can be seen only. Medium shots are the most common types of shots in the movies. These shots help to show people in the context of the background. It is mainly used for a scene when it is desirable to see the subjects' facial expressions in the context of their body language.

Medium Close Up

Medium close up is a shot in which a person/character can be seen from head to shoulders or their upper body. This shot shows the face more clearly, without getting uncomfortably close. This angle is commonly used for interviews in documentaries and news programs and shows the facial expressions of the subject.

Close up

A Close up shot is a shot in which a persons head is captured only. A close-up displays the most detail, but they do not include the broader scene. Moving in to a close-up or away from a close-up is a common type of zooming. Close cuts to characters' faces are used far more often in television than in movies; they are especially common in soap operas.

Extreme Close Up

An extreme close up is a shot which captures a specific feature or reaction on a persons face. It is traditionally used in film to allow the viewer to enter the character’s intimate space, revealing certain characteristics and emotions. This is a unnaturally close view which intensifies feelings that the character is experiencing and allows us to feel sympathy for, and establish a connection with, the character.

Point of view shot

Point of view shot is a shot which is captured from a persons point of view. This technique is often used in the horror and thriller genres, to suggest someone spying on someone else, while withholding the identity of the 'spy'. Also because the shot is a common trick of the horror film where we are placed in the position of the killer who is slowly sneaking up on a victim.

Two shot

A two shot is any shot with two people in it together. The subjects do not have to be next to each other, and there are many common two-shots which have one subject in the foreground and the other subject in the background. Not only that but the shots are also used to show the emotional reactions between the subjects.

Over the shoulder

A over the shoulder shot is a shot in which we see a character over another characters shoulders. This type of shot is very common when two characters are having a discussion and will usually follow an establishing shot which helps the audience place the characters in their setting. It's common to cut between these shots during a conversation, alternating the view between the different speakers.