Close-up

A close shot of the character/object that shows emotion or a certain significance

High/Low Angle

A shot used to show power and control of lack of it. High angles look down and low angles look up

Birds eye view A shot of the full set/setting. Used usually for establishing shots or to give the audience an idea of setting.

Canted Angle Camera on a tilt. Usually used to show the mental state of a character or to show if they are drunk/drugged

Pan/Whip Pan When the camera moves across the screen to reveal something. When it moves quickly it is a whip pan.

Tilt A birds eye shot that is slightly closer and at an angle

Track and Dolly

Used for following a person/object and keeping the camera movement smooth

Crane

Used to get high shots and can be followed by a person but doesn’t move on a track therefore cant follow people

Steadicam

A camera attached to a harness so that the camera stays still while the cameraman moves and films people

Zoom, Reverse Zoom, Crash Zoom

Different types of zooms that can be used to show a range of feelings and emotion

Hand Held

Used to create a more ‘real’ effect

Deep/Shallow Focus

When the focus is n two people, then it is a deep focus where each character is as important as one another. Shallow focus is on the most important character in the shot.

Pull Focus

When focus is quickly pulled to the most important object in the shot

Rule of thirds Grid used to determine where people should stand in shot to show who is the most important

Eye line Match Spatial continuity, so that the viewer sees exactly what the character is seeing

Long shot Used to focus on a wide space

Medium shot Used to bring focus to one person and helps the audience understand their emotion

Medium close-up Adds to emotion created by medium shot

Extreme close-up Adds to emotion created by medium close-up

Aerial shot Used to establish a scene/setting, or show a scene in a dramatic way

Establishing shot Used to establish a scene/setting

POV A shot from the point of view of one character

Over the shoulder A shot filmed over the shoulder of a character, but not hiding their identity

Two shot A shot with two people in the frame