The Shot

(note)

(shot)

(Grammar of the

shot ) (Film language)

Frame
 Basic widescreen 16 x 9 frame Basic standard definition 4 x 3 frame

1. "Grammar of the shot", second edition by Roy Thompson and Christopher J. Bowe
2. Article: "Pause: Music to Our Eyes" by Stephen Muratore

Long Shot Medium Shot

Close-up Shot

(Long shot)
 (Wide shot)

(Medium shot)

(Close-up shot)
 (Extreme Long Shot)

(Very Long Shot)

(Long Shot)

(Medium Long Shot)

(Medium Shot)

(Medium Close-up Shot)

(Close-up Shot)

(Big Close-up Shot)

(Extreme Close-up Shot)

(Extreme Long Shot)

XLS ELS

(Extreme Wide Shot)

 (sequence)

(Establishing Shot)

(Opening Shot)

Very Long Shot

VLS
 Very Wide Shot VWS

Long Shot

Wide Shot

LS WS
Medium Long Shot

MLS
Medium shot

MS
 Medium Close-up Shot

MCU

two button
Close-up Shot

Head Shot
 CU

Cut-in Shot

Big Close-up Shot

 BCU

Extreme Close-up Shot

ECU

XCU

(Very Dramatic scenes)

1. "Grammar of the shot", second edition by Roy Thompson and Christopher J. Bowe
2. "The Grammar of Television and Film"
3. "Shot Types"

B.Agr.Sc(Q), Dip ABS, Israel, Certificate in Digital Video Production, Japan