Camera Distances

Picture Name of Description of Shot Use of Shot

Shot
- Taken from great - Show layout &
distance; Expanse of setting;
- Almost always an - Establishing locale.
exterior shot;
- Shows much of locale.
Extreme
Long Shot

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- Subject usually seen - Many possible uses;
in entirety; - Stress how small a
- Much of surroundings human subject is in
is visible; relation to its
environment;
- To enhance a
Long Shot / humorous situation;
Wide Shot - Distances viewer
from an unpleasant
sight;
- Suggest that viewer
cannot get
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 - Figure from knees or - Exposition scenes;
waist up; - Carrying movement;
- Gives equal - Dialogue;
importance to subject - Two-shot;
and its surroundings. - Over-the-shoulder
Medium Shot shot.

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- Shows very little if - Elevates importance
any locale; of things;
- Concentrates on a - Suggests symbolic
relatively small relevance;
Close-Up object – e.g. the - Show nuances and
human face; complexities of
human feeling

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 - Subject or part of - Shows texture;
subject fills up the - To show intense
frame; emotion

Extreme
Close-up

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- Contains a number of - Give equal

focal distances and importance to all
Deep Focus photographed in aspects of the frame
Shot / depth;
Wide Angle - Requires a wide-angle
Shot lens;
- Captures objects at
different distances
all in focus;
- Carefully arranged in
a succession of
planes.

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