MEDIA LANGUAGE A-Z

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Camera Shot Types

Extreme Close-Up

Close-Up

Medium Close-Up 

Medium Shot

Medium Longshot

Longshot

Extreme Longshot

Over The Shoulder Shot

Point Of View Shot (POV)

Two Shot

Group Shot

Camera Angles/Positions

High Angle

  Bird's Eye View/Aerial Shot

  Helicopter 

  Drone

Mid Angle

Low Angle

  Worm's Eye View

Durch/Canted Angle

Camera Movements, moving or static?

Tilt Up & Down

Pan Right & Left

Tracking Shot

   Dolly

   Crane Shot

   Helicopter Shot

   Drone

Steadicam

Zooming In + Out

Camera Compositions

Sharp Focus

Soft Focus

Shallow Focus