CAMERA SHOTS & ANGLES

Top of head to shoulders

Close Up (CU)

Anything closer than a Close Up (CU)

Extreme Close Up (ECU)

Top of head to waist

Medium Shot (MS)

Top of head to just below knees.

3/4 Shot

Head to feet and wider.

Long Shot (LS)

Character becomes almost lost in the scene.

Extreme Long Shot (ELS)

Often used in conversations.

Two-Shot

Signifies a distinct group of people.

Three-Shot

Shows the audience where the scene is taking place.

Establishing (Master) Shot

Camera is at the character’s eye level.The character is the audience’s equal.

Eye-Level

Camera is above character.Implies superiority over the character.

High-Angle

Camera is almost overhead of character.

Bird’s Eye

Camera is below character.Emphasizes the power of the character.

Low-Angle

Camera is placed near or on the ground.

Worm’s-Eye View

Camera is tilted.Can suggest character is mentally unbalanced.

Dutch Angle (aka Canted Angle)