Camera Shot Types

To facilitate my learning, I listed all the camera shot types we have learnt in class below:

Extreme close-up (ECU) - this shows only part of the head, the area from the lips to the eyes, and is often used for highly emotional shots to increase dramatic effect

Medium close-up (MCU) - Close shot cutting just below the armpits

Close-up (CU) - used to show extreme detail or facial expressions. A character is framed from just beneath the shoulders with space left above the head. This shot is effective for showing an audience a character's emotions and reactions because it focuses their concentration on only one thing on the screen.

Medium [Long] shot (MS) - shows a character from the knees to waist or a full length seated figure. Most effective for showing the interplay between two characters and bridging the gap between a wide shot and a close up. [This shot can be adjusted to a medium long shot or a medium close up.]

Long shot (LS) - shows a character at a distance, spanning their whole height but leaving an area above and below them. This focuses the audience's attention on the character and their surroundings.

Other types:

Wide shot (WS) - used as the establishing shot as it is often included at the start of a scene to display the location where the action takes place [image to be added later]

Point of view (POV) shot [can also be associated to an over shoulder shot]- 
seen from the character's point of view

Two shot - a shot with two characters in it

 High Shot - shot used to make a character look "grand" or more powerful than the other characters in a film

Low Shot - opposite of the high shot, used to make a character look weaker or less valuable in a film [image to be added later]

Exterior (EXT) - outdoor shooting [image to be added later]

Interior (INT) - indoor shooting [image to be added later]