Camera Shots

Camera angles give different experiences and sometimes emotions. Different camera angles have different effects on certain viewers, and how they perceive the shot-scenes.

Extreme Close-Up: The shot is so tight that only a detail of the subject, such as someone's eyes, can be seen.

Medium Close-Up: Half-way between a mid shot and a close-up. Usually covers the subject's head and shoulders.

Close-Up: A certain feature, such as someone's head, takes up the whole frame.

Extreme Long-Shot: Taken from as much as a quarter of a mile away, and is generally used as a scene-setting, establishing shot.

Long-Shot: Shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.

Medium-Shot (Mid-Shot): Shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an impression of the whole subject.

Bird's-Eye View: Elevated view of an object from above, with a perspective as though the observer were a bird, often used in the making of blueprints, floor plans and maps.

High-Angle Shot: Looks down on the subject and the point of focus often get "swallowed up" by the setting.