Camera Shot Sizes and Framing

Question 1

is composed of a series of frames that are shot uninterrupted from the moment the camera starts rolling until it stops

Answer 1

camera shots

Question 2

Types of Camera Shots Sizes

Answer 2

Extreme Wide Shot (ELS)
Long Shot (LS) / Wide Shot (WS)
Full Shot (FS)
Medium Long Shot (MLS) / Medium Wide Shot (MWS)
Cowboy Shot/Medium Shot (MS)
Medium Close Up (MCU)
Close Up (CU)
Extreme Close Up (ECU)
Establishing Shot

Question 3

Makes your subject appear small against their location. You can use an _ _ _ to make your subject feel distant or unfamiliar.
It can also make your subject feel overwhelmed by its location

Answer 3

Extreme Long Shot (ELS) or Extreme Wide Shot (EWS)

Question 4

If your subject is a person then his or her whole body will be in view — but not filling the shot. Same idea as ELS or EWS but closer.

Answer 4

Long Shot or Wide Shot

Question 5

let your subject fill the frame while keeping emphasis on scenery

Answer 5

Full Shot

Question 6

frames the subject from roughly the knees up. It splits the difference between a full shot and a medium shot

Answer 6

Medium Wide Shot

Question 7

frames the subject from roughly mid-thighs up. used in Westerns to frame a gunslinger’s gun or holster on his hip

Answer 7

Cowboy Shot

Question 8

one of the most common camera shots. frames from roughly the waist up and through the torso. emphasizes more of your subject while keeping their surroundings visible.

Answer 8

Medium Shot

Question 9

frames your subject from roughly the chest up

Answer 9

Medium Close Up Shot

Question 10

reveal a subject’s emotions and reactions. fills your frame with a part of your subject. t is often their face.

Answer 10

Close Up

Question 11

most you can fill a frame with your subject. often shows eyes, mouth and gun triggers. often shows eyes, mouth and gun triggers.

Answer 11

Extreme Close Up

Question 12

a shot at the head of a scene that clearly shows us the location of the action. a shot at the head of a scene that clearly shows us the location of the action.

Answer 12

Establishing Shot

Question 13

is the placement and position of the subjects in your shots.

Answer 13

Camera Framing

Question 14

Considerations when camera framing a shot

Answer 14

Size, relationships, balance

Question 15

Frame shots

Answer 15

Single Shot
Two Shot
Three Shot
Over-the-Shoulder Shot (OTS)
Over-the-Hip Shot
Point-of-View Shot (POV)
Insert Shot

Question 16

captures one subject

Answer 16

Single Shot

Question 17

that technically has more than one person in the frame, but the character in the foreground isn’t featured.

Answer 17

Dirty Single

Question 18

is a camera shot with 2 characters featured in the frame

Answer 18

Two Shot or 2-Shot

Question 19

is a camera shot with 3 characters featured in the frame.

Answer 19

Three Shot or 3-Shot

Question 20

hows your subject from behind the shoulder of another character. Because it emulates perspective, it’s common in conversation scenes.

Answer 20

Over-The-Shoulder Shot (OTS)

Question 21

is similar to over-the-shoulder in that the camera is placed with a character’s hip in the foreground, and the focus subject in the plane of acceptable focus.

Answer 21

Over-The-Hip Shot (OTH)

Question 22

is a camera shot that shows the view from a character or an inanimate object, like a bullet whizzing through the air or a bowling ball rolling down the lane.

Answer 22

Point of View Shot (POV)

Question 23

can have many functions and often becomes the key shot in directing an audience’s attention. If we see a character look at something, the subsequent insert shot shows us what they see. They can also be used to show the audience a detail that goes unnoticed by the characters, leading to dramatic irony.

Answer 23

Insert Shot