Camera Angles



Establishing shot: An establishing shot in filmmaking and television production sets up, or establishes the context for a scene by showing the relationship between its important figures and objects.



Long Shot: A view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shape



Medium Shot: camera angle shot from a medium distance.



Eye Level Shot: 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 Shot: A close-up contains just one character's face. This enables viewers to understand the actor's emotions and also allows them to feel empathy for the character.

Birds Eye Shot: bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object from above, with a perspective as though the observer were a bird




Worms Eye ShotA worm's-eye view is a view of an object from below, as though the observer were a worm
Extreme Close Up Shot: Gets right in and shows extreme detail



Reaction Shot: Reaction shot is a shot which cuts away from the main scene in order to show the reaction of a character to it




Point of View Shot: Shows what a character is looking at represented through the camera





Over the Shoulder Shot: Is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder



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