Independent Research: Camera Shots

• Extreme Long shot: Generally used as a scene- setting, establishing shot. it typically shows the exterior of a building or a landscape. 
• Long Shot: Typically shows the full shot of an entire human body. The background is still visible, but the main focus is on the actor to help establish the setting. 
• Mid Shot: Contains only part of a figure within the frame. These are normally used within dialogues scenes.
• Close- up: Shows very little background and is mostly concentrated on one specific detail of miss-en-scene or the face. 
• Extreme Close-Up: Magnifies a specific detail that the human eye would experience in reality and has no focus on the background. 
• Two-Shot: A shot involving two people within the frame. 
• Cutaway: A shot of something other than the specific subject.
• Over the Shoulder Shot: Looking from behind a person or object at the subject.
• Point-of- View shot: A view from the actor's perspective. 
• Weather shot: The main focus is on the weather.