Cameron: 9English-Camera Reference Sheet

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Establishing Shot-It is generally a long or extreme-long shot at the beginning of a scene indicating where, and sometimes when, the remainder of the scene takes place. Establishing shots were more common during the classical era of film making than they are now.

Extreme Long Shot-A long shot in film, a view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shapes. An extreme long shot is a view from an even greater distance, in which people appear as small dots in the landscape if at all (eg. a shot of New York's skyline).

Long Shot-Definition: Long Shot. LONG SHOT: In film, a view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shapes.

Mid Shot-a shot taken at a medium distance.

Close Up-very near shot of a character or subject.

Extreme Close Up-Really close view of the character or subject (e.g eyes only).

POV shot-A point of view shot (also known as POV shot, First-person shot or a subjective camera) is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera). ... The technique of POV is one of the foundations of film editing.

Over the shoulder shot-in film or video, an over the shoulder shot (also over shoulder, ab tu, OTS, or third-person shot) is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person.

Bird’s Eye View-a general view from above.

Low Angle-In cinematography, a low-angle shot, is a shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up. Sometimes, it is even directly below the subject's feet. Psychologically, the effect of the low-angle shot is that it makes the subject look strong and powerful.

High Angle-A high-angle shot is a cinematic technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle and the point of focus often gets "swallowed up." High-angle shots can make the subject seem vulnerable or powerless when applied with the correct mood, setting, and effects.

Tracking-A tracking shot is any shot where the camera moves alongside the object(s) it is recording. In cinematography, the term refers to a shotin which the camera is mounted on a camera dolly that is then placed on rails – like a railroad track. The camera is then pushed along the track while the image is being filmed.

Panning-verb (used without object), panned, panning. 1. to photograph or televise while rotating a camera on its vertical or horizontal axis in order to keep a moving person or object in view or allow the film to record a panorama : to pan from one end of the playing field to the other during the opening of the football game.

Zoom-Zooming in film making and television production refers to the technique of changing the focal length of a zoom lens (and hence the angle of view) during a shot – this technique is also called a zoom. ... Combined with a dolly camera move it is possible to create the dolly zoom effect.