Shot Types By: Jonathan Newton

Establishing shot• An establishing

shot in film and television sets up, or establishes the context for a scene by showing the relationship between its important figures and objects. ...

WIDE SHOT • A video or film

recording made with the camera positioned to observe the most action in the performance

MEDIUM SHOT • In film, a medium shot

is a camera shot from a medium distance. The dividing line between "long shot" and "medium shot" is fuzzy, as is the line between "medium shot" and "close-up". 

CLOSE UP • Photography,

television or cinema 'Shot' which focuses into the subject.

MEDIUM CLOSE UP• A camera position that

is between a medium shot and a close-up, generally showing a person's head and shoulders and part of the chest; also called a medium close shot

EXTREME CLOSE UP • Extreme close up a

close up in which a small detail fills the entire screen.

POINT OF VIEW SHOT• A point of view shot

(also known as POV shot or a subjective camera) is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera). ...

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT• In film or video, an over

the shoulder shot  is a shot of someone or something taken over the shoulder of another person.

Two shot/Shot reverse shot• A movie or television

shot of two people together

LOW ANGLE SHOT• In cinematography, a

low-angle shot, is a shot from a camera positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up.

HIGH ANGLE SHOT• In film, a high angle

shot is usually when the camera is located above the eye line

• A crane or helicopter can be used