This knol excerpt from Angelo T. gives a fine description of the main types of shots. Look through your favorite movies to see if you can identify each type--before you start to shoot your film.
2.0 The four main shots.
To bring variation in scenes, and to keep the audience's attention refreshed, the camera angle will change to a different shot every few seconds. In film and television productions, professionals use mainly these four types of shots. All four of them can be combined easily to form a coherent and linear productions.
Here we see the protagonist either leaving or entering what looks like a club.
Example of the medium shot.
A typical closeup.
The extreme closeup, though in lesser extent.
3.0 Other types of shots.
This type of shot frames two people in the same view, thus making them the subject. Both subjects do not need to stand besides eachother to form a Two-shot. The shot allows good visualization of the subject's interaction and emotional reactions and establishing relationships between the subjects.
The two-shot
An establishing shot sets up a scene's setting and/or its participants. It will usually be at the start of a scene, and helps the audience get insight of the scene's location. Landmarks can be used as well, to establish for example that the scene is in a certain location. For example the Statue of Liberty could establish the scene is depicted in New York.
Themes can also be established with this shot. For example, an opening depicting combat between armies might establish the theme of war. Some television series like "x-files" rely on very detailed establishing shots, including written location name, and sometimes even the depicted scene's local time.
- Long shot (LS)
Here we see the protagonist either leaving or entering what looks like a club.
- Medium shot (MS)
Example of the medium shot.
- Close-up (CU)
A typical closeup.
- Extreme Close-up (ECU)
The extreme closeup, though in lesser extent.
3.0 Other types of shots.
- Two-shot
This type of shot frames two people in the same view, thus making them the subject. Both subjects do not need to stand besides eachother to form a Two-shot. The shot allows good visualization of the subject's interaction and emotional reactions and establishing relationships between the subjects.
The two-shot
- Establishing shot
An establishing shot sets up a scene's setting and/or its participants. It will usually be at the start of a scene, and helps the audience get insight of the scene's location. Landmarks can be used as well, to establish for example that the scene is in a certain location. For example the Statue of Liberty could establish the scene is depicted in New York.
Themes can also be established with this shot. For example, an opening depicting combat between armies might establish the theme of war. Some television series like "x-files" rely on very detailed establishing shots, including written location name, and sometimes even the depicted scene's local time.
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