Camera shot types, angles, and movements used to analyze cinematography in an intro film studies course.
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- Extreme close-up
- A shot showing only a small part of a subject in great detail, emphasizing texture or subtle expression.
- Close-up
- A shot framing a character's face or head only, showing facial expressions clearly.
- Medium close-up
- A shot framing from the waist up, showing both facial expressions and upper body language.
- Medium shot
- A shot showing a character from the waist or knees up.
- Medium-long shot
- A shot showing a full body with some space above and below the frame.
- Full shot
- A shot showing an entire character from head to toe.
- Long shot
- A shot showing a character in full within their environment, establishing spatial relationship to surroundings.
- Extreme long shot
- A shot showing a vast area of landscape or setting with the subject appearing very small in the frame.
- Establishing shot
- An opening shot showing location, time of day, and context for a scene.
- Master shot
- A single shot containing all of a scene's action, typically showing the full space and all characters.
- Two-shot
- A shot showing two characters in frame together.
- Over-the-shoulder shot
- A shot framed from behind one character looking at another character across their shoulder.
- High angle
- Camera positioned above the subject looking down, typically making the subject appear vulnerable or subordinate.
- Low angle
- Camera positioned below the subject looking up, typically making the subject appear powerful or dominating.
- Eye-level angle
- Camera at the eye level of the subject, creating a neutral, objective perspective.
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