Shot types list

Name of shot (abbreviation)description of shot in relation to subjectuse in storytelling
extreme close upparts of the face e.g eyes taking up the framegets inside the head of the character
close up (cu)whole face takes up the framereveals characters emotional state
medium close uphead and shoulders in the frame
low angle shot(LA)/ high angle shot(HA)
extreme long shotonly scenery in view cannot make out individual peopleused as an establishing shot
medium shot (MS)one or two people in frame from Waist height. sometimes taken from over the shoulder from one character (OSS)often used as a master shot/ two shot/ shot-reverse for conversations
pan/tiltmimics a character looking round the scene
track (steady cam / handheld)camera follows a subject by moving along with them.