| Name of Shot (Abbreviation) | Description of Shot in Relation to Subject | Use in Storytelling |
| Extreme Close-up (ECU) | Part of the face e.g. eyes takes up the frame | Gets inside the head 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 | Helps shows the subjects emotions while also showcasing the background |
| Low Angle Shot (LA)/ High Angle Shot (HA) | Used to make the audience look up/down to the characters | Makes the characters seem powerful/strong or weak/scared |
| Extreme Long Shot (ELS) | Only scenery visible can’t make out individual people | Used as an establishing shot |
| Medium Shot (MS) | One or two subjects in frame from waist height sometimes taken from “over the shoulder” of one of the characters (OSS) | Often used as a Master Shot/ Two Shot/Shot-Reverse for conversations |
| Pan/ Tilt | The camera turning round a character or a scene, horizontally (pan) vertically (tilt) | Mimics a static character looking round a scene |
| Track (on a dolly, steadicam or handheld) | Camera follows a subject by moving along with them | Used to show where the character is going brings audience along on a journey |
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