Camera Shots

Camera shots are used to demonstrate different aspects of a film's setting characters and themes.

These are the main types:

•  Cutaway: A shot of something other than the subject.

•  Two-Shot: A shot of two people, similar to a mid shot.

•  Extreme Wide Shot: The view is far of the subject that you can even see it.

• Very Wide Shot: The subject is visible(sometimes)but the emphasis is still on the placeng him in his eviroment.

• Extreme Close Up: Shows a extreme detail.

• Cut-In: Shows some part of the subject in detail.

• Wide Shot: The subject takes up the full frame, or as much as comfortable possible.

• Weather Shot: Background and also you choose different backgrounds to "explain" a situation. For example: A girl in a window crying, the weather will be rainy or cloudy.

• Mid Shot: Show more details about the subject and you have a better impresion.

• Medium Close Up: Half way between a mid shot and a close up.

• Closeup: Takes the whole frame.

• Over-The-Shoulder-Shot: Looking from behind a person at the subject.

• Point Of View Shot: Show where the subject suposed to see.