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Camera Shots. This ESTABLISHES where the action takes place - sets the scene Often an exterior shot Usually a Wide Shot (WS). Establishing Shot (EST). Wide Shot (WS). Often (but not always) used as an establishing shot The point of this shot is to show the subject's surroundings.
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This ESTABLISHES where the action takes place - sets the scene Often an exterior shot Usually a Wide Shot (WS) Establishing Shot (EST)
Wide Shot (WS) • Often (but not always) used as an establishing shot • The point of this shot is to show the subject's surroundings
Long Shot (LS) • A shot which shows all or most of a fairly large subject (for example, a person) and usually much of the surroundings
Medium Long Shot (MLS) • Knees to head with some background
Medium Shot (MS) • Waist to head
Medium Two Shot (M2S) • Similar to a MS, but with two people
Medium Close Up (MCU) • Head and shoulders
Close Up (CU) • Shows a character's face • Used to show emotion
Big Close Up (BCU) • Forehead to chin • Used to show extreme emotion
Extreme Close Up (ECU) • A very tight shot, for example someone’s eye or a door handle
Over The Shoulder (OTS) • Used during a conversation • MCU + the other person’s shoulder/head/back etc
Overhead Shot (OH) • Camera will be directly over the objects/actors
High Angle (H/A) • Could be used to make the object/person look powerless
Low Angle (L/A) • Could be used to make the object/person powerful
Deep Shot (DS) • When something is in the foreground and something else is in the background