Camera Shots and Angles

CAMERA
SHOTS AND
ANGLES
SHOT SIZES
WHAT SHOT SIZE MEANS ?
 Shot size means how much of the setting or subject is displayed within a given frame of a
video, photo, or animation, hence the scope or size of the shot. Different types of camera
shots in film or video communicate different narrative value, and are combined during post-
production to tell a story.
TYPES OF CAMERA SHOTS
 Establishing Shot
 Wide Shot (WS) / (LS)
 Full Shot (FS)
 Medium Wide Shot (MWS) / (MLS)
 Cowboy Shot
 Medium Shot (MS)
 Medium Close Up (MCU)
 Close Up (CU)
 Extreme Close Up (ECU)

ESTABLISHING SHOT
 An establishing shot is a shot at the head of a scene that clearly shows us the location of the
action.
 https://youtu.be/ACN3dw-ywAU
WIDE SHOT (WS) OR
LONG SHOT (LS)
 The Long Shot (LS) shows the

entire area where the action
takes place. The whole subject
is in frame.
FULL SHOT (FS)
 A full shot is a camera shot in film that lets your subject fill the frame, head to toe, while
still allowing some features of the scenery.
MEDIUM WIDE SHOT (MWS)(MLS)
 A medium long shot frames the subject from roughly the knees up. It splits the difference
between a full shot and a medium shot.
COWBOY SHOT (CS)
 It’s called a “cowboy shot” because it is used in Westerns to frame a gunslinger’s gun or holster
on his hip.
MEDIUM SHOT
(MS)
 A "medium shot" is generally defined

as a waist-up shot of a person.
Medium shots help place a subject
in context—they are also useful for
people who gesture a lot.
 So it emphasizes more of your
subject while keeping their
surroundings visible.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP (MCU)
 The medium close-up frames your subject from roughly the chest up. So it typically favors the
face, but still keeps the subject somewhat distant.
CLOSE UP (CU)
 When filming people, the goal is

to capture their emotional state. And
the only way to do that is to get a
shot of the person's face filling up a
significant portion of the screen.
Professionals call these shots
"close-ups.”
CLOSEUP(CONTINUE)
 For any close-up shot, the emphasis
should be on the subject, not the
background. Thus the subject should be
in sharp focus, while the background is
slightly out of focus.
 There are a number of ways to
accomplish this, but the simplest is to
move the subject away from the
background. Don’t shoot a subject up
against a wall.
EXTREME CLOSE UP (ECU)
 The "extreme close-up" (or ECU) includes just a person's facial features (eyes, nose, mouth
and chin). The top of the head and shoulders are excluded.
 The ECUs should be used sparingly, they can be useful for showing extreme emotion
 https://youtu.be/nRjsgAEaqxA
OTHER SHOTS
 Two-shot
 A “two shot” is any shot that contains two people. The shot can be wide or close, the only
stipulation is that it has two subjects.
OVER-THE-
SHOULDER
 In an “over-the-shoulder
shot,” the camera sees one
person from a point of view
behind the shoulder of
another. It is commonly used
when shooting
conversations, because both
people are visible in each
shot. That is, the shoulder of
the listener is visible when
viewers see the speaker.
POV SHOT
 “POV” (which stands for “point-of-view”) is a shot that simulates what a character is seeing.
Typically, a POV shot is part of a two or three shot sequence. First, we see the actor looking
at something. Then we see what he is looking at... then we see the actor again.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScRPUZuFhd8
NAME THE SHOT
Close Up
Captain Jack
NAME THE SHOT
Medium Shot
Nicole Kidman, The Golden Compass, New Line Pictures

NAME THE SHOT
Close Up
Russell Crowe as Maximus, Gladiator

NAME THE SHOT
Long Shot
Johnny Depp, Sleepy Hollow

NAME THE SHOT
Extreme Long Shot
Troy, Warner Bros. Pictures

NAME THE SHOT
Russell Crowe,
3:10 to Yuma, Medium Shot
Focus Pictures
CAMERA
ANGLES
 Eye Level Shot
 Low Angle Shot
 High Angle Shot
 Dutch Angle Shot
 Birds-Eye-View Shot / Overhead Shot
 Aerial Shot / Helicopter Shot

EYE LEVEL SHOT
Shot at
eye-level,
the
impression
is neutral.
Cary Grant, North by Northwest

(Hitchcock)
HIGH ANGLE
In a high angle shot, the camera points down at your subject. It usually
creates a feeling of inferiority, or “looking down” on your subject.
https://youtu.be/b-nqxw9mvn8
LOW ANGLE
This shot frames the subject from a low
camera height. These camera shots most
often emphasize power dynamics between
characters.
https://youtu.be/HnZsFS8I4bQ
DUTCH ANGLE OR DUTCH TILT SHOT
 For a dutch angle (dutch tilt), the camera is slanted to one side. With the horizon lines tilted in
this way, you can create a sense of disorientation.
BIRD'S EYE SHOT
 https://youtu.be/kCbTe9jBwB4
AERIAL SHOT
 Whether taken from a helicopter or drone, this is a shot from way up high. It establishes a large
expanse of scenery.

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CAMERA

 Wide Shot (WS) / (LS)

 Full Shot (FS)

 Medium Wide Shot (MWS) / (MLS)

 Medium Shot (MS)

 Medium Close Up (MCU)

 Extreme Close Up (ECU)

 The Long Shot (LS) shows the

 A "medium shot" is generally defined

 When filming people, the goal is

Nicole Kidman, The Golden Compass, New Line Pictures

Russell Crowe as Maximus, Gladiator

Johnny Depp, Sleepy Hollow

Extreme Long Shot

Troy, Warner Bros. Pictures

 Low Angle Shot

 High Angle Shot

 Dutch Angle Shot

 Birds-Eye-View Shot / Overhead Shot

 Aerial Shot / Helicopter Shot

Cary Grant, North by Northwest

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