Introduction To Camera Angles And Movements

In this lesson, we began to learn about the different camera angles movements and shots that can be used during a film sequence.

1) Extreme Long Shot (ELS)

2)Long Shot (LS)

3)Medium Long Shot (MLS)

4)Medium Shot (MS)

5)Medium Close Up (MCU)

6)Close Up (CU)

7)Big Close Up (BCU)

8)Extreme Close Up (ECU)

9)Low Angle

10)High Angle

11)Worms Eye

12)Birds Eye

13)Canted

14)Eye Level

15)Two Shot

16)Over-The-Shoulder Shot

17)Point Of View (POV)

18)Pan -The camera lens moves from left to right and right to left. (The tripod stays still).

19)Crab - A shot going past a still object (action of a crab)

20)Tracking – A shot of a moving person or object, made by a camera moving forward, backward or sideways. E.g a camera follows a person moving. The camera is normally mounted on metal tracks so the whole cramera including tripod moves)

21)Zooming – The effect of a camera moving toward or away from a subject by using a zoom lens (getting closer or further away, but camera staying in the same place)

22)Tilt – A shot which tilts to the left, right, up, or down

23)PED–The camera moves up and down, but staying eye level (like an elevator)