Camera Shots

Close up shot - A close up shot is were a certain feature of part of the subject takes up the majority of the frame. Close up shots are a close up of a persons face.

High angle shot - A high angle shot is usually when the
camera is located above the eyeline. With this kind of angle,the camera looks down on the person. High angled shots are often used to make the figure or object seem vulnerable or powerless.

Mid shot - A mid shot is shot from a medium distance.
Medium shots are relatively good in showing facial
expressions but work well to show body language. 

Point of view shot - A point of view shot shows the scene or object from the subjects perspective. It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction .

Low angle shot - A low angle shot is a shot from a
camera positioned low, anywhere below the eyeline
looking up. These types of shots are often used to make
the character seem powerful and incontroll.  

Long shot - A long shot shows the entire object or
human figure and is usually intended to place it in
some relation to it's surroundings. This is also called an 'establishing shot'. Another name for this is a 'full shot'.

Extreme close up - This is used when something important happens in a scene that needs to be highlighted to the audience, for example a gun in someones hand or a tear drop from someones eye.

 

Over the shoulder shot - The over-shoulder shot shows the subject from behind the shoulder of another person.