III. Cinematography: Camera Distance

Question 1

Close-up

Answer 1

A shot taken very close to the subject. Often a person’s head, or other significant object which fills the screen

Question 2

Extreme Close-up

Answer 2

A shot in which the scale of the object is even larger, as when a small object, detail or body part (face, eyes, etc) fills the screen

Question 3

Medium Close-up

Answer 3

A shot framing the human figure from the chest up.

Question 4

Medium Shot

Answer 4

A shot framing the human figure from the waist-up

Question 5

Medium Long Shot

Answer 5

Frames human figure from the knees up

Question 6

Full Shot

Answer 6

Frames the human figure in its entirety

Question 7

Long Shot

Answer 7

A shot in which the object shown is small in relation to the size of the screen. Frequently an interior establishing shot

Question 8

Extreme Long Shot

Answer 8

The subject is extremely small in relation to the size of the screen. Frequently an exterior establishing shot

Question 9

Establishing Shot

Answer 9

Usually a long shot which establishes the spatial relations between figures, objects and the setting of a film or scene.