Camera Shots and Effects

Aerial Shot: Camera moves at a high angle focusing on a moving object.

Tracking Shot: Follows the movements of a moving object, it helps to involve the audience and make them feel within the scene.

Tilt Shot:Camera is stationary but either moves upwards or downwards.

Pan Shot: Camera is stationary but either moves to the left or right.

Extreme Close Up: It shows minor/intimate detail which can give a sense of mystery.

Extreme Long Shot: The setting fills the whole frame.

Long Shot: The subject dominates their surrounding.

Medium Long Shot: The subject and setting are in equal proportion to one another.

Medium Shot: The subject is cut off at the waist. This gives the effect of being able to focus on their costume and emotions.

Over The Shoulder Shot: It is filmed over a subjects shoulder, the effect of the shot is to make the audience fill within the scene.

High Angle: Makes the subject appear to be vulnerable/weak. Camera will be stationary.

Low Angle: Makes the subject appear powerful/important

Cut Away Shot: Is where you focus on something else when action is going on in another shot. It also gives the audience a clue that there is a link between the two shots.

Cut In Shot: Same as a Cut Away but focuses on something else in detail.

Action Match: Cut in film between two objects/settings/subjects where the two shots match.

Eye Line Match: Is where the camera shows what the character on the screen is seeing.

Foley Sound: The sound of everyday sounds reproduced to a film to enhance audio quality.