Camera Shots in Film.
Aerial Shot An exterior shot filmed from the air. Often used to establish a (usually exotic) location.
POV shot A shot that depicts the point of view of a character so that we see exactly what they see.
Arc Shot A shot in which the subject is circled by the camera.
Bridging Shot A shot that denotes a shift in time or place.
Close Up A shot that keeps only the face full in the frame.
Medium Shot The shot that utilises the most common framing in movies, shows less than a long shot, more than a close-up.
Long Shot A shot that depicts an entire character or object from head to foot.
Cowboy Shot A shot framed from mid thigh up, so called because of its recurrent use in Westerns.
Deep Focus A shot that keeps the foreground, middle ground and background ALL in sharp focus.
Dolly Zoom A shot that sees the camera track forward toward a subject while simultaneously zooming out creating a woozy, vertiginous effect.
Dutch Tilt A shot where the camera is tilted on its side to create a kooky angle.
Establishing Shot A shot, at the head of the scene, that clearly shows the locale the action is set in.
Handheld Shot A shot in which the camera operator holds the camera during motion to create a jerky, immediate feel.
Low Angle Shot A shot looking up at a character or subject often making them look bigger in the frame.
High Angle Shot A shot looking down on a character or subject often isolating them in the frame.
Over-The-Shoulder Shot A shot where the camera is positioned behind one subject's shoulder, usually during a conversation. It implies a connection between the speakers as opposed to the single shot that suggests distance.
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