Camera angles

Camera Angles

Establishing shot

An establishing shot is usually the first shot of a new scene, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place. It is usually a very wide shot or extreme wide shot.

Long Shot

In photography, film making and video production, a long shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or, and to remove ambiguity, wide shot) typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.

medium shot

In film, a medium shot, mid shot (MS), or waist shot is a camera angle shot from a medium distance.

Eye level shot

Eye level Angle. An eye level angle is the one in which the camera is placed at the subject's height, so if the actor is looking at the lens, he wouldn't have to look up or down. Eye level shots are incredibly common because they are neutral.

Close up

A photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale. 2. Also called close shot. Movies, Television. a camera shot taken at a very short distance from the subject, to permit a close and detailed view of an object or action.

Bird's eye

A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object from above, with a perspective as though the observer were a bird, often used in the making of blueprints, floor plans, and maps. It can be an aerial photograph, but also a drawing.

Worm's eye

A worm's-eye view is a view of an object from below, as though the observer were a worm; the opposite of a bird's-eye view.
Extreme close up

Extreme Close Up ("ECU" or "XCU"): The shot is so tight that only a detail of the subject, such as someone's eyes, can be seen. Lean-In: when the juxtaposition of shots in a sequence, usually in a scene of duologue, starts with medium or long shots, for example, and ends with close-ups.

Reaction shot

A portrayal of a person's response to an event or to a statement made by another.

Point of view

A point of view shot (also known as POV shot, First-person shot or a subjective camera) is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera).

Over the shoulder shot

In film or video, an over the shoulder shot (also over shoulder, ab tu, OTS, or third-person shot) is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person.