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a shot, usually at the beginning of a sequence, which establishes the location of the action and/or the time of day
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a shot taken from some distance, usually not less than 50 yards from the action
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a shot from 5 to 15 yards which includes a small group of people in its entirety;shows group/objects in relation to surroundings
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a shot which takes in the actor from the neck upwards, or an object from a similarly close position
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a shot that features 2 persons in the foreground
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Shows a view from the subject's perspective.
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camera is on the same plane as the subject; may imply normality
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a shot from above which points down on the action; subject may appear small, insignificant, or threatened
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a shot taken from below and pointing up at the action; implies power resides in the subject
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camera technique in which all the objects in the shot, in both the background and the foreground are in focus all at the same time. Deep focus is used at times to show that everything in the shot has some sort of meaning as opposed to shots in which the main character is the only focus in the scene
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A shot captured by the cameraman in which their hand is used to hold the camera as opposed to a tripod or any other form of support. The shakey appearance makes the shot look more realistc rather than cinematic and makes them feel more part of the action
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An extreme close up typically displays a character's mouths or eyes and is used to depict emotions based on one facial feature rather than that of the whole face. For example, the shot used shows the anger within the character's eyes.
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An over the shoulder shot is a shot in which the camera appears as if it is placed on top of one of the characters shoulders. It is almost always used in dialogue scenes between two characters. The effect of an over the shoulder shot is to make the viewer more engaged in the dialogue because the close quarters feel of being on one character's shoulder is more involving than a wide angle shot
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