Camera Shots

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Shots

• Films and television programmers are made up of a series of shots

Establishing Shot (EST)

• This ESTABLISHES where the action takes place - sets the scene

• Often an exterior shot

• Usually a WideShot (WS)

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

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