Glossary (camera terms)

Extreme long shot:
This is a shot that can be taken form even a quarter of a mile away. it is used as a scene setting arranging which is also known as the establishing shot. it normally comes up at the start of a movie or new scene to show where the scene is taking place. It normally shows the exterior setting of the place in which the scene is shot. There will be hardly any detail as it just gives a general impression.

 Long Shot:
This shot is generally one where the image is life size. If you were to shoot a person then you got get their head and feet all in the shot. This shot normally focuses on the characters to show their physical appearance. 

Medium Shot:
This one is shot from just below the knees or the waist to the head of a person, and is used for dialogue scenes, or to show in more detail the action or appearance of a character  It is also normally used within two people and hardly alone. If there are three characters then this becomes a long shit. There are hardly any background details because it focuses on the characters  An over the should shot is also used a lot within this shot to show the conversation between two characters.

Close-Up:
This shows very little background, and concentrates mainly on their faces or some detail on an object.
It is used to show important and significant things within the shot. It would be words written on paper or someone expression or face. Normally is shot from the shoulder to the head or even just the head.
It is used to feel extra comfortable or extremely uncomfortable about a charterer and usually zooms in.

Extreme Close-Up:
This is like a close up but more extreme and in detail. None of the background would be showing, it magnify what a human eye would actually see in reality  It would show a mouth, eyes, or nose to show and extreme emotion or feeling. A very artificial shot, which is used for dramatic effect, the camera must be set up with a light shot, and needs to be dead still.

The Bird's-Eye view:
This is shot from directly above the scene and is a very unnatural and strange angel almost as if a bird is looking down. It can be unrecognisable at first, however this shot does attract the audience in a godlike position looking down towards the action. People can look really small and not important because of this.

Eye Level:
This is a neutral shot which is just positioned at eye level with a character so it is very realistic and it is just the character observing the scene, and seeing what they can see. it would be placed five or six feet from the ground.

Oblique/Canted Angle:
The camera is tilted in this shot to show that there is confusing or imbalance which is very popular in horror movies. They are used to show the point of view shot, when a character sees what they see, and if they are holding the camera then this is often used.

Low Angle:
This increases the height of an actor or object. It gives them more power and authority as you are looking up towards them. It gives confusion to the viewer, the background will tend to be the ceiling or the sky because there is a lack of detail, the subject would be dominate by the figure on the screen.

High Angle:
This is like a birds eye view however the camera is normally above the action using a crane to give an overview. this shot is used to make an object seem smaller and less significant. They normally become part of the setting and get sink into it. They become part of the wider picture.

Juxtaposition:
Where you have two subjects foced on extremply which are next to eachother, and contrast. One would be the exact opposite of the other to show how they both contrast and show how one can make the other even more effective.

Composition:
This is the arrangement of atrisitc parts in a shot or frame to form a vissual understanding. Objects have been placed in the shot.

Chekhov's Gun:
The process of having a seemingly insignifcant object shown that later becomes significant to the drama.