Basic Elements
Shots
Other Shots
Distance
Camera Movements and sound
100
Tic-tac toe board in 3 equal parts
Rule of Thirds
100
Looking up while someone is standing to show power
Low Shot
100
Actor's shoulder in the foreground
Over the shoulder
100
a shot of an actor's eye
Extreme Close up
100
Side to Side movement with Camera
Pan
200
Everything in a frame...
Actors, lighting, set/setting, decor, props, costume
Mise En Scene
200
Looking into the eyes of a person or animal
Eye Level Shot
200
Camera sets up in the middle of conversation, 1 person at a time
Clean Single
200
The full body of an actor is seen; shows relationship to surroundings
Long shot
200
When the camera moves on a track
Dolly Shot
300
Illustrations in a sequence so it can be visualized
Storyboard
300
Looking down, like from a drone
Birds-eye shot
300
Using an odd angle
Dutch Tilt
300
Camera is close to react to something
Reaction shot
300
A shot when a moving camera moves in circles or arc
Arc Shot
400
A specific type of sequence usually containing no dialogue and only music. It shows the passing of time.
Montage
400
Seeing things from the actors eyes
Point of View Shot
400
Shot of Object detailed inserted in the main action to give information
Insert
400
Most commonly used; from the waist up
Medium shot
400
The effect is that the subject appears stationary while the background size changes
Dolly Zoom
500
Where actors go on screen or stage
Blocking
500
Camera looking down creating a sense of weakness
High Shot
500
A shot that focuses on two people
Two-Shot
500
Usually an extremely long shot that sets up where the movie is taking place, such as a city (beginning of movie or scene)
Establishing Shot
500
Matching the voice with lip movements
Dubbing