Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Different Types of Camera Shots

Aerial shot: an exterior shot filmed from the air
Arc shot: subject is circled by the camera
Bridging shot: denotes a shift in time or place
Close up: keeps only the face in frame
Medium shot: shows a bit more than a close-up
Long shot: depicts an entire character or object from head to foot
Cowboy shot: shot framed from mid-thigh up
Deep focus: keeps the foreground, middle ground, and background all in sharp focus
Dolly zoom: camera tracks forward while simultaneously zooming out
Dutch tilt: camera is tilted on its side
Establishing shot: clearly shows the locale the action is set in
Handheld shot: camera operator holds the camera to create a jerky motion
Low angle shot: looks up at the character
High angle shot: looks down at the character
Locked-down shot: camera is fixed in one position while the action continues off-screen
Library shot: pre-existing shot of a location
Matte shot: incorporates foreground action with a background painted onto glass
Money shot: a shot that is expensive to shoot but deemed worth it for its potential to wow 
Over-the-shoulder shot: camera is positioned behind a subject's shoulder
Pan: camera moves continuously from from one side of the scene to another
POV shot: depicts the point of view of the character
Sequence shot: covers a scene in its entirety in one continuous sweep
Steadicam shot: hydraulically balanced camera that gives a fluid motion
Tilt: camera moves continuously up to down or down to up
Top shot: birds-eye view
Tracking shot: follows a subject from in front, behind, or alongside
Two shot: depicts two people in the frame
Whip pan: same as a pan but is ridiculously fast
Zoom: distance between camera and subject changes without physically moving the camera
Crane shot: camera is placed on a crane/jib and moved up or down

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