Camera shots.

Types of shots include:

Different types of cuts include:

Different kinds of camera angles include:

Different types of lenses:

• Standard
• Macro
• Telephoto
• Wide/fisheye

Different types of movement:

• Pan - horizontal
• Tilt - Vertical
• Zoom in
• Zoom out
• Dolly/track - smooth camera movement - follow subject
• Crab - follow subject sideways
• Arc - Mix of crab and track
• Whip pan - Fast pan
• Crane shot - high
• Steadicam - Point of view
• follow shot - over the shoulder

Different types of compositions:

• Over the shoulder
• Face to face - side on
• Point of view - see what they see
• over the head - high angle

Types of shots include:

• Extreme close up - focus on significant detail -> create tension.
• Close up - Bring attention to key details in scene.
• Mid shot - Waist up -> small bit of headroom.
• Wide shot - show character in setting.
• Extreme wide shot - establishing shot -> show setting.

Different types of cuts include:

• Cut in - Move from a wider shot to a closer shot -> direct audience attention.
• Cut away - Move from close shot to a wider shot .
• Two shot - Vertical symmetry -> aesthetically pleasing -> 2 characters on scene.
• Point-of-view shot - from the characters point of view.
• Weather shot - Show the weather -> pathetic fallacy.

Different kinds of camera angles include:

• Eye level - height/vision of human eye -> real life perspective -> verisimilitude.
• High angle - power in balance.
• Low angle - subject gains power.
• Undershot - Look up at action -> unnatural view.
• Overhead - look down from directly above action.