Film School 101

Close-up shot

Tightly frames a person or an object

The Sick Kitten

http://youtu.be/T33lNsnVFbI

Long Shot

typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings

http://youtu.be/peItXtMdnRI

Point of view shot

A shot perspective where the camera assumes the subject's view, and thus viewers see what the subject sees as if through his/her/its eyes.

Goodfellas

http://youtu.be/hp5mLbSpKT8

Establishing shot

Usually a long-shot at the beginning of a scene which is intended to inform the audience about the locale for the scene which follows.

http://youtu.be/Sqj7pNAHnWg

Tracking shot

a method of getting pictures on video or film for television or the movies. Unlike a typical shot where the action passes by a stationary camera, a tracking shot uses a moving camera that follows along with the action.

http://youtu.be/FQv8OavpALQ

Panning shot

A camera movement technique that involves moving the camera horizontally to the right or left. With this technique you can track an object or follow any type of movement.

http://youtu.be/xD0HoBxDaAg

Framing

The size and position of objects relative to the edges of the screen; the arrangement of objects so that they fit within the actual boundaries of the film.

http://youtu.be/myxiMMa2u_g