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| This is sometimes called an establishing shot, and is taken with the camera far away from the subject. Used to show the audience the surroundings. |
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| The camera is farther away than in a close shot, but closer than in a long shot. It might show two people in full figure or several people from the waist up. |
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| A shot of one face or object that fills the screen completely. It is used to isolate a character or an object from the setting and all other characters so that the audience will pay attention only to that character or object. |
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| A shot of a small object or a part of a face that fills the screen. If the subject is a person, a close up will make the audience focus on the emotion shown in the person's face or the gesture a hand is making. Makes the audience notice the details of the object, and may also show that the object is important to the story. |
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| holds the scene for a few seconds. |
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The amount of open space within the frame.
Internal Framing suggests entrapment using a neutral object(doorway, window frame) to "confine" a figure. |
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| A horizontal camera movement where the speed of the camera is so fast that only blurred images are recorded, often used to connect events in different places that are actually connected. |
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| Any shot that is taken from the perspective of a character in a film; the audience sees what the character sees. |
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| The camera "circles" around an individual or a group of people. It may be a quick spiraling motion to suggest disorientation or panic, or a slow circular motion to encourage close listening. |
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| The camera, either slowly or swiftly, tracks up to the subjects face, it is usually used to build tension leading to a sudden epiphany. |
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| The camera starts at one angle, moves to a second angle, then back to the first angle but something has changed in the scene. |
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