Camera Angles

Long Shot: Shot which shows all or most of a fairly large subject and usually much of the surroundings.

Close Up:  A picture which shows a fairly small part of the scene, such as a character's face, in great detail so that it fills the screen.

 

Medium Shot: In such a shot the subject or actor and its setting occupy roughly equal areas in the frame. In the case of the standing actor, the lower frame passes through the waist, so hand gestures can be still seen.

 

 Point Of View:  A shot made from a camera position close to the line of sight of a performer who is to be watching the action shown in the point-of-view shot.

 

Two Shot: A shot of two people together.

 

Establishing shot: Opening shot or sequence, frequently an exterior 'General View' as an extreme long shot.