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'''Close up (CU)''' | == '''Close up (CU)''' == | ||
* The camera is placed 'close' and zoomed in on the subject being shot | * The camera is placed 'close' and zoomed in on the subject being shot | ||
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'''Medium Shot (MS)''' | == '''Medium Shot (MS)''' == | ||
* Labeled as a medium shot because of the distance from the subject | * Labeled as a medium shot because of the distance from the subject | ||
* Medium shots are the average distance between a Close Up shot and a Full shot | * Medium shots are the average distance between a Close Up shot and a Full shot | ||
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'''Medium Long (MLS)''' | == '''Medium Long (MLS)''' == | ||
* Medium Long shots, sometimes called an American shot, refers to the distance of the camera from the subject | * Medium Long shots, sometimes called an American shot, refers to the distance of the camera from the subject | ||
Revision as of 16:05, 16 December 2025
Camera Shot Types
The linked video is an older demo for camera shot types. The information is still relevant.
Close up (CU)
- The camera is placed 'close' and zoomed in on the subject being shot
- Used to draw more attention to the main subject
- How tightly composed on the subject can determine the level of the viewer response
Medium Shot (MS)
- Labeled as a medium shot because of the distance from the subject
- Medium shots are the average distance between a Close Up shot and a Full shot
- Medium shots are usually used for dialogue between two subjects. Medium shots are considered to be how most people view others during conversation
Medium Long (MLS)
- Medium Long shots, sometimes called an American shot, refers to the distance of the camera from the subject
- Medium Long shots are the average distance between a medium and a Wide shot
- The subject encompasses the frame from the knees up
Wide Shot (WS)
- Wide shot refers to the amount of the field viewable through the camera
- The camera is positioned so that all of the subject is viewable
- Wide shots have a variety of meanings to varying people
Long Shot (LS)
- The camera is placed a 'long' distance from the subject
- Long shots are used to establish time, place and mood
Extreme Close Up (XCU)
- Closer than a Close Up shot
- The camera is positioned close to the subject and zoomed in
- Extreme Close Up shots are used so that the viewer is put uncomfortably close to the subject
Extreme Long Shot (XLS)
- Further away than a Long shot
- The camera is position far away from the subject
- Extreme Long shots are used to establish a large amount of the environment or establish the insignificance of the subject in scale
High Angle
- High Angle because of the height of the camera to the subject
- The camera is placed above the subject and angled down to face the subject
- High Angle shots implies the viewer is superior to the subject
Low Angle
- Low Angle because of the height from the subject
- Low Angle shots are positioned below the subject and rotated up to focus on the subject
- Low Angle shots are used to make the subject seem more imposing or heroic to the viewer
