Extreme Close-up (ECU) The shot is so tight that only a detail of the subject, such as someone's eyes, can

be seen.

Big Close-up (BCU) A shot taken very close to the subject (closer than would be necessary for a close-up), revealing extreme detail.

Close-up (CU) A shot in which the subject is tightly framed and shown at a relatively large scale.

Medium Close-up (MCU) Half-way between a mid shot and a close-up. Usually covers the subject's head and shoulders.

Medium Shot (MS) A shot in which the head, shoulders, and chest are normally included in the frame.

Medium Long Shot (MLS) Halfway between a long and a medium shot. If this shot frames a character then the whole body will be in view towards the middle ground of the shot. A quite open shot in terms of readability, showing considerably more of the surroundings in relation to the character(s). From the top of the head to the knees.

Long Shot (LS) (Sometimes referred to as a full shot or a wide shot) typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.

Very Long Shot (VLS) Framing of a shot from a distance so that a larger amount of the action taking place can be seen in the frame. The whole body of the person in the shot will be in the frame with space to see the surroundings around the body.

Two Shot (could be CU/MCU/MS) A shot in which the frame encompasses a view of two people (the subjects). The subjects do not have to be next to each other, and there are many common twoshots which have one subject in the foreground and the other subject in the background.

Over the shoulder Shot A camera shot made from behind a performer, sometimes including all or part of the head and shoulders, with the camera focused on the spot at which the performer is looking

Interviewee looks into space in the frame (and towards the interviewer) A singe person shot where they are looking slightly towards the side and their eyes do not look into the camera, but past it, as it their interviewer was sitting next to the camera.

Moving subject walks into space A shot where the subject or person looks as if they are walking through it. Usually midstride.

High-Angle Shot (looking down) When the camera angle is located above the eye line. With this type of angle, the camera looks down on the subject and the point of focus often get "swallowed up" by the setting. High angle shots also make the figure or object seem vulnerable or powerless.

Low-Angle Shot (looking up) A shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up.

Tilted Frame When the camera is not looking straight at the subject, but the shot looks as if the camera has been tilted to one side.