Extreme Wide Shot Shot depicting the character in a wide area, showing the world around them

Wide Shot Depicts the character from head to toe

American Plan Shows either three characters at once or a character from head to knees

Medium Shot Shows characters from head to waist

Medium Close Shot Shows the characters from head to chest (bust)

Close Shot Shows the character’s face or another subject closely

Extreme Close Shot Shows a detail of the character’s face or some other subject

Aerial Shot Shows the subject as viewed from the air

Bird’s Eye View Shows character from directly above

Worm’s Eye View Shows character from directly below

Dutch Angle Shows the entire shot on a diagonal

Establishing Shot Sets up scene in terms of location, time, relationship or concept

High Angle Depicts the character as seen from above

Low Angle Depicts the subject as seen from below

Over the Shoulder Shot

Depicts the subject as viewed over the shoulder of another subject

Two Shot Shows two characters in the same shot