Shot Types and Camera Movement

In todays lesson we matched the shot to the shot type. We then described what each shot contained. These are the brief descriptions I came up with: 

Shot Types

• Mid shot- Shot from the waist up 
• Close up- Shot from half the chest and upwards
• Medium close up- Shot of the head and shoulders
• Big close up- Shot of just the whole face
• Extreme close up- Close up of only the eyes and nose
• Medium long shot
• High angle- Shot taken above head height
• Low angle- Shot taken below head height
• Tilted frame- Shot taken from an angle
• Over the shoulder shot- Shot taken from over the shoulder
• Two shot- Two people in one shot
• Long shot- Shot of a person and the background as a close up
• Very long shot- Shot of a person and the background as a wide shot

Camera Movement

• Pan- Movement of the camera from left to right, or vice versa
• Tracking- Camera is on a dolly, following the action
• Zoom- Allows the camera to view closer up and further away