-mid shot
-dolly out
-close up
-two shot
-long shot/POV
-two shot
-over the shoulder shot
-two shot
-close up
-long shot/POV
-over the shoulder shot
-two shot
-pov shot
-close up
-A close-up shot is used to convey information, mostly facial expressions, it normally fills up the screen.
-A medium shot is at a median distance from the subject. It is used for dialogue scenes, but also to show body language and more of the setting. Sometimes it will frame multiple subjects, as well as a portion of the background and the surroundings. Medium shots show important actions, and important costumes, it also can glue together separate shots through constant actions.
-A dolly shot is a very specific kind of tracking shot where we follow a subject on a contraption called a Dolly. A dolly is a cart that the camera is mounted to, which rolls along Dolly track or on its own wheels. Dolly shots are designed to be smooth and controlled camera movements. Dolly shots can be combined with other camera movements like a pan or tilt to convey the theme, or message of the scene. A dolly shot is most used for smooth and precise camera movements, a dolly out away from a subject is to capture the environment around them, or an emotional disconnection.
- A two shot is a shot in which the frames a view of the subject. The two subjects or objects don’t have to be standing right next to each other. There are many parts which have one subject in the foreground and the other subject in the background. The shot is used to show the emotional reactions between the subjects.
- A long shot covers a wider area. It is also known as an extreme wide shot. The shot frames the subject from a distance and focuses on its surroundings. In a long shot, the character is usually still noticeable in the frame. But in an extreme long shot, it is not always necessary to see the character. The extreme long shot or extreme wide shot functions best as an establishing shot, as more of the location is in the frame.
- An over the shoulder shot is a shot in which the camera is placed behind an "off-screen" actor so that their shoulder is in the frame while you capture the "on-screen" actor's coverage. You could do this to orient your audience, but an over-the-shoulder shot will also suggest a connection or understanding between the characters in your scene. You can use this to help orient your viewer, or to signal an understanding between characters.
- A POV shot is a angle that shows what a character is looking at in the first person. In other words, the camera acts like the eyes of a character and the audience sees what they see. It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the characters reaction. The shot is often with a hand-held camera to accentuate the subjective perspective. The POV shot became a staple of the slasher sub-genre as the "killer POV," like in John Carpenter's "Halloween." It also allows other characters to bend, but not break, the 4th wall by looking directly into the camera.
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