Camera Angles

Establishing Shot: Established the context for a scene by showing a relationship between figures and objects.

Long Shot: Shows an entire figure or object- intended to place it in relation to its surroundings.

Medium Shot: Shot from a medium distance relative to the object.

Eye Level Shot: Shot at the eye level of the subject- so they can look directly into the lens.

Close Up Shot: A shot that closely frames the subject/object.

Birds Eye Shot: Elevated view of an object from above.

Worms Eye Shot: View of an object from below.

Extreme Close Up Shot: Only one detail of an object is shown.

Reaction Shot: A shot of a person's response to an event.

Point Of View Shot: Shows what a character is looking at.

Over The Shoulder Shot: Taken from a perspective of a character's shoulder