Camera work

Question	Answer
Establishing shot	showing where scene is taking place
Master shot	shows positionong of objects/characters in the scence
close up	shot from the shoulders up
mid-shot	shot from waist up
long shot	shot from head to toe
wide shot	showing a wide shot of scene
two- shot	shot showing two people
Aerial shot	shot filmed from the air
point of veiw shot	shows perspective of character
over the shoulder shot	shot from over the shoulder
High angles	shot looking down at someone
low angle	shot looking up a someone
canted angle	shot is at a slanted angle
pan	camera moves from side to side
tilt	camera moves up and down
track	camera follows a person/object
Crane	camera moves up and down on a crane
steadicam	stapped to camera operators body (creates a gliding effect)
hand-held	shaky hand-held effect
zoom	camera zooms in and out
reverse- zoom	lenses zooms in and out as camera moves in opposite direction. (creates impersion that the background is constantly moving)

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	Created by jascowan over 9 years ago