- ELS (extreme long shot) - An ELS shows the surroundings and the certain characters in those surroundings. The characters may appear as small dots in the films landscape.
- Long shots - A long shot is a full body shot of a certain character in a film or a picture.
- Mid shot - A mid shot or a medium shot shows a character in a photo/scene from the waist up. This allows the audience to understand the characters gestures and their certain movements.
- Two shot - A two shot contains two characters of significance in either a scene or a picture.
- Close up shot - A close up shot mainly focuses on characters faces to show their facial movements. A close up may also show an object of significance to the scene.
- Point of view - A point of view shot is also known as a first person shot or POV. A point of view shot mainly shows that the character is looking at.
- Extreme close up - An extreme close up show a significant character eyes to show their emotions to the audience.
Basic camera movement.
- Tracking - In camera movements camera men/women can track in or out. For example a camera man can follow the specific character from behind while they walk in a scene.
- Sideways tracking - Sideways tracking is when the camera man follows the character in significance by he side of them. For example the camera man may 'crab' walk next to the moving character.
- Tilt - A tilt shot is when the camera stays in the same position but the camera man tilts it up or down depending on the specific character or object.
- Zoom - Zooming is a specific movement that camera men use to zoom of a specific object or person in a scene. for example the camera may zoom into a knife coated in blood after a murder scene to make the scene more dramatic.
- Arc - an arc shot is when the camera covers an object or a character of significance with a semi-circle.
- Crane - an crane shot is when the camera lifts up on a crane or a jib.
- panning - the camera man does not move when panning, they move the camera from side to side to show the area around the specific character.
Basic camera angles.
- Over the shoulder shot - is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person.
- high angle shot - cinematic technique where the camera looks down on a character of significance or an object. High-angle shots can make the subject seem vulnerable or powerless.
- low angle shot - a low angle shot is also a cinematic technique where the camera looks up on the character or object of significance.
