DIFFERENT SHOTSMedia Studies – Peter Fleetwood

Establishing Shot

Establishes the location, so you can instantly tell where it is, and what type of time period.

Wide Shot

Shows a large proportion of the setting/scene, perhaps suggesting that something in view will become significant at some point. Gives us more information about possible feelings of characters.

Close Up

Shows emotions

Extreme Close Up

Intense feels

Medium Shot

Usually from waist upwards, it shows us the scene/character in more detail. For example, we see that he is holding a napkin.

Point Of View (POV)

Shows a characters point of view, and makes you feel more involved

Over the Shoulder

Makes you feel involved in the scene, similar to a pov. Showing different layers (background and foreground) makes the shot more interesting

Two Shot

Shows two people, often similar to a medium shot.

Shot Reverse Shot

Showing a conversation between two or more people so that the flow of the camera is natural as if we were taking part in the conversation.

High Angle and Low Angle

Makes the characters look powerful

Makes the characters look smaller and weak