Thursday 2 July 2009

Shot Sizes


XLS: Extra long shot/wide shot/establishing shot
LS: Long shot
MLS: Medium long shot
MS: Mid shot
MCU: Medium close up
BCU: Big close up
ECU: Extreme close up
P.O.V. Shot: Camera shoots from a characters P.O.V. (Point of view)
Over-the-shoulder shot: Camera shoots over a character’s shoulder

Shot Angles


Low: Camera looking up at subject, making it look bigger.
High: Camera is looking down on subject, making it look smaller.
Eye-level: Camera is pointed directly at subject.
Worm’s eye: Extreme low angle, camera is very low, looking up.
Canted: Camera is tilted to make subject look slanted.
Bird’s eye: Extreme high angle, looking straight down.