Shot Sizes
This is a shot that is capable of giving you context and emotion and is shot from the waist up.
Medium shot
This is a shot with 3 people.
3 shot.
This is a transition that is awful and should never be used ever. It was also featured in Star Wars.
Wipe
The classic telephone shot with a split screen.
Parallel Editing
The first track on Olivia Rodrigo's "Sour" album....hopefully not a describer for your quiz tomorrow.
Brutal
Yee-haw! This shot takes in from the mid-thigh up.
Cowboy shot
This shot shows a power imbalance between two people, where one is physically lower than the other. Can be used for conversations.
Over the hip shot.
This transition happens between 2 video clips that fade into each other.
Dissolve
This cut relies heavily on b-roll.
Cut away.
A song on the Rolling Stones "Sticky Fingers" album that in synonyms could mean, "undomesticated equines."
Wild Horses
Party-on Wayne! This shot gets very up close and personal.
Extreme close up.
This is a shot with one subject, but other people as part of the scenery.
Dirty single shot.
This transition goes from a solid colour to video, or viceversa.
Fade
First comes the audio from the next scene, then the video.
J-Cut
This Weezer song references an original rock star from the 50s and can be found on their blue album.
Buddy Holly
This is a type of long shot that helps to set the scene.
Establishing shot.
This shot framing device allows you to step inside a characters shoes.
Point of view shot
When a camera is quickly swiveled so fast that it blurs and clears to a different scene.
Whip pan.
Just like in Rocky, this type of cut documents related actions in succession.
Montage
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam singer) had a hit as a solo artist with this song that was featured in the film "Into The Wild"
Hard Sun
From the chest to top of the head, this shot is great for interviews.
Medium close up.
This is a great shot for conversations between 2 equals.
Over the shoulder shot.
Fast pacing! Chaos! Change at the closest point.
Zoom
The previous audio keeps on going underneath new video.
This Bouncing Souls songs translates to "hey" in english.
Ole