Shot types

The Establishing shot:
This shot is used in the begining of the film, the person is not visable to an audience

Very Long Shot:
The person is barely visable to an audience,but the main aim of this shot is to establish the setting

Long Shot:
The person takes the whole camera shot up.

Mid Shot:
Shows half of the person in detail while still giving an audience the look of the character

Medium Close up:
This camera shot shows the person's head to shoulders

Close up:
A particular feature of the person is focused on

Extreme Close up:
This shot show the a particular detail, but zoomz right in to show show lots of detail

Cut in:
This shot shows another part of the person's body, eg hand

Cutaway:
Shows somthing other then a person, so shows a setting

Two Shot:
Shows two people in one camera shot

Over the Shoulder:
Has the camera over looking a person's shoulder

Point of View:
Has the camera looking from the person's point of view - to show the audience what they are seeing

Weather shot:
Shows the weather of the scene