Shot Types and Angles

Question 1

Establishing shot/extreme long shot

Answer 1

Orientates viewer: where are we?

Subject very small in relation to viewer

Question 2

Long shot

Answer 2

Whole of character and much background

Covers action

Question 3

Medium long shot

Answer 3

Cuts off at knee

Question 4

Medium shot

Answer 4

Cuts off at chest

Person holding/using something

Question 5

Two shot

Answer 5

About interaction between characters/relationship

Question 6

Medium close up

Answer 6

Head and shoulders

Question 7

Close up

Answer 7

Full face

Draws attention to expression/emotion

Question 8

Extreme close up

Answer 8

Focus on element of face

Question 9

Bridging shot

Answer 9

Any shot which takes us through period of time

Question 10

Sequence shot

Answer 10

Accommodates different shots within frame

Or camera is still while action happens

Question 11

Locked-down shot

Answer 11

Camera stays still

Character walks in/out of frame

Question 12

Library shot

Answer 12

‘Library’ of generic shots spliced in

Question 13

Matte shot

Answer 13

Fake backdrop - old movies had pictures for immense backdrops etc

Question 14

Money shot

Answer 14

Most expensive shot in film, e.g. explosion

Question 15

Depth of field

Answer 15

Background and foreground, how in focus they are

Question 16

Deep focus

Answer 16

Everything is in focus - not naturalistic

Question 17

Rack focus

Answer 17

Either foreground or background is in focus

Question 18

Telephoto

Answer 18

Panorama

Question 19

Fish eye

Answer 19

e.g. Security in doors, keyholes, reflection in spoon

Question 20

Arial/bird’s eye

Answer 20

Show photography of location

Question 21

High angle

Answer 21

Makes person seem smaller/weaker

Question 22

Eye-level

Answer 22

Straight ahead, neutral view of situation

Question 23

Low angle

Answer 23

Makes person bigger, more dominant

Question 24

Worm’s eye

Answer 24

Extreme low angle

Question 25

Objective

Answer 25

Opposite of POV, looking at main thing

Question 26

Subjective

Answer 26

Point of view

Question 27

Over-the-shoulder

Answer 27

Confrontational, 2 people communicating, continuity of conversation

Question 28

Canted angle (Dutch angle)

Answer 28

Camera isn’t level - not a balanced frame

Off kilter