diffrent picture types

Extreme Wide Shot

EWS (Extreme Wide Shot)

 The view is so far from the subject that he isn't even visible. Often used as an establishing shot.

 

 

 

 

Very Wide Shot

VWS (Very Wide Shot)

 The subject is visible (barely), but the emphasis is still on placing him in his environment.

 

 

 

Wide Shot

WS (Wide Shot)

 The subject takes up the full frame, or at least as much as comfortably possible.

AKA: long shot, full shot.

 

 

Mid Shot

MS (Mid Shot)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medium Close Up

MCU (Medium Close Up)

 

 Half way between a MS and a CU.

 

 

Close Up

 

 

CU (Close Up)

 A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame.

 

 

 

Extreme Close Up

ECU (Extreme Close Up)

 The ECU gets right in and shows extreme detail.

Variation: Choker

 

 

 

cut-in

Cut-In

 Shows some (other) part of the subject in detail.

 

 

 

Cutaway

CA (Cutaway)

 A shot of something other than the subject.

 

 

 

 

 

two-shot

 

Two-Shot

 A shot of two people, framed similarly to a mid shot.

 

 

 

over-the-shoulder shot

 (OSS) Over-the-Shoulder Shot

 Looking from behind a person at the subject.

 

 

point of view (POV)

Point-of-View Shot (POV)

 Shows a view from the subject's perspective