Shot Types

Question 1

Close Up

Answer 1

Can see the head & the neck
Brings audience closer
Limited background information

Question 2

Extreme close up

Answer 2

Can see features of face/object
Focus for audience is even closer
No background information

Question 3

Mid Shot

Answer 3

Can see from waist up
Subject & setting are equally balanced
Close enough for audience to be involved
Room for background information

Question 4

Long shot

Answer 4

Can see whole body
Maximise background information
Often used at the beginning of a sequence to establish setting

Question 5

Extreme long shot

Answer 5

People are tiny
Establish sequence/scene
Effect of pushing audience away

Question 6

Low angle shot

Answer 6

Gives effect of making people seem bigger & more powerful

Question 7

High angle shot

Answer 7

Gives effect of making people seem smaller & more vulnerable