Camera Angles Blog Post

Camera Angles Blog Post

• Establishing shot - typically the first shot of a new scene, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place. Usually a very wide shot or extreme wide shot. It clearly shows the location.

• Long Shot - depicts an entire character or object from head to toe. Typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.

• Medium Shot - most commonly used form of shot. Medium shot puts more focus on the character in the setting. Shows the character from the waist up.

• Eye Level Shot - neutral shot; camera is positioned as though it is actually a human observing the scene. So that the people's heads are level with the focus

Shoot a Close Up Shot - the shot is at close range, where the subject is isolated from its environment. Tightly frames a person or an object.

• Birds Eye Shot - a shot that is taken directly overhead of a scene

• Worms Eye Shot - a shot that provides a view of a object from below, as if the observer were a worm

• Extreme Close Up Shot  - a shot that focuses in on small details even more so than a regular close up. Brings attention to fine details that are sometimes not visible at a regular distance.

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

• Point of View Shot  - a shot that depicts the point of view of a character so that we see exactly what they see.

• Over the Shoulder Shot - A shot where the camera is positioned behind one subject's shoulder, usually during a conversation. Implies a connection between the speakers.