Establishing shot

This shot is used to focus on a wider image or landscape. Can also be used to give audience clues . Can be used at the start of a scene to show where the setting is. Effectively used to show how big a setting is for example a group of friends lost in a jungle.

Extreme long

Same as long shot is mostly used to a show locations and scenes . However extreme long shot means its much further away showing larger areas for example a city. Audience see the full extent of the scene.

Long shot

Used to show full frame shot. Example a human from head to toe. Mainly used to show the character and slightly showing bits of background. Used to highlight what characters is wearing. Example of this is white chicks when Marlon Wayans came out the dressing room a long shot is used to show his change of attrite.

Medium shot

The medium shot shows some part of the subject ,in front of the camera, in more detail whilst still showing enough for the audience to feel as if they were looking at the whole subject. This is how you’d see people when talking to them or viewing them in real life. You wouldn't be paying any attention to their lower body, so that part of the picture is unnecessary.

Close up

Close up shot is used to target a certain feature or part of the subject takes up most or all of the frame. A close up of a person usually means a close up of their face. A close-up of a person emphasizes their emotional state. The viewer is drawn into the subject's personal space and shares their feelings.

Extreme close up

The extreme close up gets right in and shows extreme detail.You would normally need a specific reason to get this close. It is too close to show general reactions or emotion except in very dramatic scenes. Effective way it had been used is in horror movie when a bead of sweat is running of a persons face

Over the shoulder shot

This shot is framed from behind a person who is looking at the subject. The person facing the subject should usually occupy about most of the frame.This shot helps to establish the position of each person, and get the feel of looking at one person from the other's point of view. Allows the viewer to see how the person facing the camera reacts to person we are looking over the shoulder of.

Cowboy shot

A shot framed from mid thigh up, so called because of its recurrent use in Westerns.

Neutral angle

Low angle

A shot looking up at a character or subject often making them look bigger in the frame. It can make everyone look heroic or dominant. Can show power of the character during this part of the film.

High angle

A shot looking down on a character or subject often isolating them in the frame. Can show how little the character is during the scene. In this shot it shows how little spider man is during his fall.

Dutch tilt

A shot where the camera is tilted on its side to create a kooky angle. Can show the position the character or subject is

Bird's eye

This shows a scene from directly overhead, a very unnatural and strange angle. This shot does, however, put the audience in a godlike position, looking down on the action. People can be made to look insignificant, ant-like as they are so small from the