Camera Shots Part 2

Mid shot: A shot taken at a distance where the upper body can be seen of the character, usually centers this character.

Wide shot: A shot that typically takes in the surrounding of the entire room or landscape surrounding the character

Two shot: A shot that shows two separate characters together, usually to instil a sense of together-ness, Friendship, or romance, or even rivalry.

Aerial shot: An aerial shot gives a birds eye view of the surroundings and usually acts to make the character seem smaller and weak

Point of view shot: This is when the audience sees the world through the point of view of one of the characters

Over the shoulder shot: This can also be called a third person shot, it is when the camera shows the back off the characters head and shoulders and the surroundings in front of them and follows them, usually to instill a sense of unease or tension, "somethings behind them" per say.

Camera angles

High Angle: High angles are when he camera looks down upon the character, this can be used in conjunction with camera angles in order to make the character seem small and powerless



Canted Angle: Where the camera is set on a tilt where the x axis does not go through the middle of the camera, this creates an effect of an "upside down world" or everything being "off".



Low Angle: Is when the camera is looking up at someone, from the below the eye line. This creates an idea of the person being strong and powerful



Pan: Where the camera pans across either a setting or background in order to establish the location or to emphasise the sheer number/ amount of objects/people

Tilt: Moving the camera up or down without changing its vertical or horizontal axis



Track: Where a shot follows along a moving object, "tracking" it.



Dolly shot: Basically the same as a tracking shot how ever the camera is placed on some sort of rail or other device in order to get a seamless following



Crane: A crane shot is very simply a shot taken while the camera is attached to a crane, usually to take shots above the set/actor


Steadicam: A steadicam is a relatively new piece of machinery that steady the camera no matter the
situation


Handheld: This is very simply when the camera is held by a person

Zoom Shot: Its when the camera does a close up on far away objects without actually moving

Reverse Zoom: This is when the camera zooms out of an object in which it had already zoomed into

Camera shots

Extreme Long Shot: Usually taken from up to a quarter of a mile away and usually establishes the setting of the video

Close Up: A close up shot is commomnly used to tightly frame a person or object, this is mostly used to show emotion or detail.

Medium Shot: To define a medium shot is quite difficult, it can usually frame a group of people but theirs no distinct line that says if something is a long shot or a medium shot or similarly  close up or a medium shot

Long shot: Usually used to show an entire full body shot of a number of people and might be used to show some relation to the surroundings, its closely linked to the "extreme long shot"