This is a view of a situation or setting from a distance

This is a shot of a large crown scene or a view of scenery as far as the horizon

It is a view of a figure’s entire body in order to show action and/or a constellation group of characters

It shows a group of people in interaction which each other, for example a fight scene, with part of their surroundings in the picture

It is a shot of a hand, eye, mouth, or object in detail

It shows a subject down to his or her chest or waist

It is a full-screen shot of a subject’s face, showing the finest nuances of expression.

It is a short shot of a character’s response to an action

It is often used at the beginning of a scene to indicate the location or setting, it is usually a long shot taken from a neutral position

It shows a scene from the perspective of a character or one person.

It is often used in dialogue scenes, a frontal view of a dialogue partner from the perspective of someone standing behind and slightly to the side of other partner, so that parts of both can be seen

In this shot the camera is not mounted on a tripod and instead is held by the cameraperson, resulting in less stable shots

It is a detail shot which quickly gives visual information necessary to understand the meaning of a scene, for example a newspaper page, or physical detail

It is a shot from the opposite perspective, e.g., after an over-the-shoulder-shot

It views a subject from the level of person’s eyes

This is a long or extreme long shot or the ground from the air

It shows people or objects from above, higher than eye level

It shows people or objects from below, for example, lower than eye level

It views a subject from the level of person’s eyes

In this camera movement the stationary camera approaches a subject by ‘zooming in’; or moves farther away by ‘zooming out’

In this camera movement the camera pans moves horizontally from the left to right or vice versa across the picture

In this camera movement the camera tilts up (moves upwards) or tilts down (moves downwards) around a vertical line

In this camera movement the camera follows along next to or behind a moving object or person

In this camera movement the camera is moved on a device that can move up and down laterally

This camera movement gives the frame a shaky look, often used as a point-of-view shot.