Video making concepts
Monday 25 September 2023

Movies = Sequences -> Scenes -> Shots

Shots

Camera Angle

  • Eye Level Shot
  • Low Angle Shot
  • High Angle Shot
  • Hip Level Shot
  • Knee Level Shot
  • Ground Level Shot
  • Shoulder Level Shot
  • Dutch Angle Shot
  • Overhead Shot
  • Aerial Shot

Camera Movement

  • Static Shot
  • Pan
  • Tilt
  • Push In
  • Pull Out
  • Zoom
  • Dolly Zoom
  • Roll
  • Tracking Shot
  • Arc Shot
  • Boom Shot
  • Random Movement

Shot size

  • Extreme Wide Shot (ELS)
  • Long Shot (LS) / Wide Shot (WS)
  • Full Shot (FS)
  • Medium Long Shot (MLS) / Medium Wide Shot (MWS)
  • Cowboy Shot
  • Medium Shot (MS)
  • Medium Close Up (MCU)
  • Close Up (CU)
  • Extreme Close Up (ECU)
  • Establishing Shot

Shot Framing

Camera Focus

Camera Gear

Camera lenses

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