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Shot types

This shot called the establishing shot. This shot is used to introduce the audience to a new scene. This shot can show how important the place is to a certain character or simply let the audience know their new scene.

This shot called the high shot. This shot is used to make the character in the shot feel insignificant. This shot can show what a character's role is in by simply using this shot.

This shot is called the big close up. This shot is used to focus onto a character's expression or face. This shot can be used to signify the importance of the character in the shot

This shot is called the extreme long shot. This shot is used when the character is walking from a long, unblocked distance. This can be used to show a new scene while keeping the character in the shot.

Establishing Shot

High Shot

Big Close Up

Extreme Long Shot

Close Up

This shot is called the close up shots. This shot is used when showing both the characters face and some background behind him. This can be used for a POV of someone in front of the character or simply a close-up of the character

This shot is called the middle shot. The middle shot is used when the camera wants to focus on the person while showing more background. This can also be used from a POV of someone directly facing him or with the camera focused on the character and with something happening in the background

Middle Shot

Bird's eye view

This shot is called bird's eye view. It is used to include a character and lots of background. This can  be used when there is lots of people around the character and the camera has to focus onto the character.

Medium Long Shot

This shot is called the Medium Long Shot. The Medium Long shot is used when you want to focus on several objects. This can be used when the person in the middle can be shown as the leader and other people behind or beside the leader.

Two Shot

Very long shot

Worm's eye

Canted shot

Extreme Close Up

Over the Shoulder

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This shot is called bird's eye view. It is used to include a character and lots of background. This can  be used when there is lots of people around the character and the camera has to focus onto the character.

This is called the Two shot. The two shot is used when two characters in the scene have a type of relationship with each other. This can be used when the scene has a mother and daughter to show that they have a family bond with each other

This shot is called the Very Long shot. It involves the character to be quite far away but still be the focus of. This can be used when the character needs to seem small among his environment or background.

This shot is called the Worm's eye view. This is used to make the character in the shot seem to have a high status or very strong. This could be used where another character is looking up the character in this shot to make it seem as if he is the one who is the strongest.

This shot is called the Canted shot. It is used when things seem odd or unnatural. This can be used when a character has a canted shot on him to say that there is something strange or unnatural about the said character.

This shot is called the Over the Shoulder. This involves the character being barely in the shot and the camera being over his shoulder. This can be used when the character has a reflection moment or when the character is talking with another character.

This shot is called the Extreme Close Up. This shot is used when a small yet large change happens to the person physically or when the character pupil's change. This can be used when a character is changing slowly and his eyes or his face is changing and can only be seen by using this shot.

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