Types of shots

INDEX

• Extreme wide shot… P.3• Very wide shot… P. 4• Wide shot… P. 5• Mid shot… P. 6• Medium close up… P. 7• Close up… P. 8• Extreme close up… P. 9• Cut in… P. 10• Two shot… P.11

-The view is so far from the subject that it isn’t even visible.-Often used as an establishing shot to show a whole landscape.-It is also useful in scenes where the action is very spread out.

Extreme Wide Shot

Very wide shot

-The subject is visible , but the emphasis is still on placing him in his environment.-This often works as an establishing shot, in which the audience is shown the whole setting so they can orient themselves.The very wide shot is much closer to the subject than an extreme wide shot, but still much further away than a wide shot.

- The subject takes up the full frame, or at least as much as comfortably possible.- It is use to observe the most action in the performance.

Wide shot

Mid shot

- Shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an

impression of the whole subject.- Shows some part of the subject in more detail.- The MS is appropriate when the subject is speaking without too much

emotion or intense concentration.

Medium close up

-Half way between a Mid Shot and a Close Up.-This shot shows the face more clearly, without getting uncomfortably close.

Close up

- A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame.- Close-ups are obviously useful for showing detail.- A close-up of a person emphasizes their emotional state.

Extreme Close up

- A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame.- You would normally need a specific reason to get this close. It is too close to show general

reactions or emotion except in very dramatic scenes.

Cut in

-Shows some (other) part of the subject in detail.

- A shot of two people, framed similarly to a mid shot.

Two shot