Camera shots
Depth of Field- the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects giving a focused image
Shallow Focus- a photographic and cinematographic technique incorporating a small depth of field. In shallow focus one plane of the image is in focus while the rest is out of focus. Shallow focus is typically used to emphasize one part of the image over another
Deep Focus-a photographic and cinematographic technique using a large depth of field. Depth of field is the front-to-back range of focus in an image — that is, how much of it appears sharp and clear. In deep focus the foreground, middleground and background are all in focus
Shot Lengths
Extreme Long Shot- In film, a view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shapes. An extreme long shot is a view from an even greater distance, in which people appear as small dots in the landscape if at all (eg. a shot of New York's skyline).
Long & Wide Shots- In filmmaking and video production, a long shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or, and to remove ambiguity it will be called a, wide shot) typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.
Mid or Medium Shot-a camera angle shot from a medium distance.
Close-up Shot- A close-up or close-up in filmmaking, television production, still photography and the comic strip medium is a type of shot, which tightly frames a person or an object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium shots and long shots
Extreme Close-up Shot-An extreme close up is a shot used in filmmaking, television production and photography in which the camera focuses on a particular detail of the subject.Extreme close ups are extremely intimate.
Camera Angles
The 'Bird's-Eye' view- is an elevated view of an object from above with a perspective as though the observer were birds, this is often used in the making of maps and aerial views.
High Angle-A high-angle shot is a cinematic technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle and the point of focus often gets "swallowed up." High-angle shots can make the subject seem vulnerable
Eye- Level-A Viewpoint is the apparent distance and angle from which the camera views and records the subject. They also include the eye-level camera angle and the point of view shot. A high-angle shot (HA) is a shot in which the camera is physically higher than the subject and is looking down upon the subject.
Low Angle-In cinematography, a low-angle shot, is a shot from a camera angle positioned lo on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up. Sometimes, it is even directly below the subject's feet. Psychologically, the effect of the low-angle shot is that it makes the subject look strong and powerful.
Camera Movement
Zooming- The camera is mounted on a cart which travels along tracks for a very smooth movement. Also known as a tracking shot or trucking shot. Dolly Zoom.
Panning- In cinematography, panning refers to rotating or pivoting a motion picture or video camera horizontally from a fixed position
Tilting-Moving the camera's lens up or down while keeping its horizontal axis constant.
Crane Shots-a crane shot is a shot taken by a camera on a moving crane.
Tracking-tracking shot is any shot where the camera moves alongside the object(s) it is recording.
Handheld/ Steadicam-Hand-held camera or hand-held shooting is a filmmaking and video production technique in which a camera is held in the camera operator's hands as opposed to being mounted on a tripod or other base.
