Film Language and Production- Camera

Camera angles:

Low- camera looking up at subject, making it look bigger.

High- camera is looking down on subject, making it look smaller.

Frog/ worms eye- extreme low angle, camera very low, looking up.

eye level- camera is pointed directly at subject.

Birds-eye/aeril- extreme high angle, looking straight down.

over the shoulder shot- camera shoots over a character should

point of view- camera shoots from a characters point of view

camera shots 

 

XLS- extreme wide shot/ establishment shot

LS-Long shot

MLS-Plan american 3/4 shot

MS- Mid shot

MCU-Medium close-up

ES- Head and shoulders

CU-Close-up

BCU-Big close-up

XCU-Extreme close-up

Camera Movements