Wednesday 29 February 2012

Shot Types

MS- (Mid Shot)
Mid Shot













Shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an impression of the whole subject.


MCU- (Medium Close Up)
Medium Close Up
Half way between a MS and a CU


CU- (Close Up)
Close Up
A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame.


XCU- (Extreme Close Up)
Extreme Close Up
The ECU gets right in and shows extreme detail


2S- (Two Shot)
two-shot
A shot of two people, framed similarly to a mid shot.


OSS- (Over-The-Shoulder Shot)
over-the-shoulder shot
Looking from behind a person at the subject.


VVLS- (Very, Very Long Shot)
Extreme Wide Shot
The view is so far from the subject that he isn't even visible. Often used as an establishing shot.


VLS- (Very Long Shot)
Very Wide Shot
The subject is visible (barely), but the emphasis is still on placing him in his environment.


LS- (Long Shot)
Wide Shot
The subject takes up the full frame, or at least as much as comfortably possible.


HSS- (Head And Shoulders Shot)

The subject is in the middle of the frame, the frame pictures their head and shoulders

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