Camera Shots

Establishing Shot



Establishing shots are usually the introduction to most scenes, and they depict where the scene's taking place, It gives the audience a sense of understanding and helps people understand where the locations of the scenes are.

For this certain establishing shot, it's used to state the premise of where all the movie takes place, and counts as a dramatic introduction.

Close-Up



Close-Ups usually gives immediate focus on a character's face, and shows emotions and character expressions. This gives the audience an understanding of how the character feels.

This certain shot, from The Shining, is used to show the insane look in the antagonist's eyes, and show the facial expression on his face.

Mid-Shot



Mid shots, such as close-ups, show the character's emotion. But with medium shots, shown from the waist up, shows what action the character is preforming and sometimes some of the surroundings.

This certain show is to show the character's expression, and at the same time his clothing and intimidating look.

Long-Shot



Long shots usually show the action the character specified is doing, and at the same time his surroundings. This gives the audience the full view of the character, whilst showing his surroundings at the same time.

This show is used to show the desert surroundings of the character, and the whole Western feel.

Two Shot



Two shots usually are placed in a scene to show the relationship between two characters on the set. This helps the audience understand the relationship between characters, helping people understand the characters more.

This shot is done to show the symmetry of the two characters in mind, and their relationship.

Point of View Shot (POV)



POV shots help the audience see the scene playing out in the character's line of sight. This helps add realism, and immersion for the audience.

This POV shot is used to show what the character's looking at.

Over the Shoulder Shot (OTS)



Over the shoulder shots, like POV shots, are used to show the scene from a character's perspective. Although, OTS shots are shot over the shoulder, and shows where the character's facing. They give the audience a feel of who/where the character is looking at.

This scene uses it for conversation purposes.