| Name of Shot | Description of Shot in Relation to the Subject | Use in Storytelling |
|---|---|---|
| Extreme Close-Up [XCU] | Part of their Face ie: eyes take up the frame | Gets inside of a character |
| Close Up [CU] | Whole face takes up the frame | Reveals character’s emotional state |
| Medium Close-Up [MCU] | Head and Shoulders in frame | Reveals a characters emotional state and shows the background |
| Low Angle Shot [LA]/High angle Shot [HA] | Looks down on the character Looks up on the character | Represents characters status/how much power they have |
| Extreme Long Shot [XLS] | Only scenery visible can’t make out individual people | Used as an establishing shot |
| Medium Shot [MS] | 1 or 2 subjects in frame from waist height sometimes taken from ‘over the shoulder’ of one of the characters [OSS] | Often used as a master shot/2 shot/shot-reverse for conversations |
| Pan/Tilt | Character moves whilst staying in the same place [their eyes are moving] | Mimics a static character looking round a scene |
| Track [On a dolly, Steadicam or handheld] | Camera follows a subject by moving along with them | Intra-diegetic – brings the audience into the scene |
