Camera angles

 

This shot is a close up which lets us see emotion and introduces characters.

This extreme close up shows intense emotion and allows small yet significant detail to be shown.

This high angle shot creates the feel that the characters are not so important.

This long angle shot allows the character to be fully shown and to be introduced.

This low angle shot makes the character seem powerful and dominant in this image.

A medium close up shows emotion and detail and still lets the upper half of the characters body to be shown.

A medium shot allows us to see more of the character enabling us to see more emotion and also allowing us to see the surroundings.

An over the shoulder shot allows us to see what one of the characters is seeing, it also helps with continuity and shows the relationship between two characters.

A two-shot is a shot with two characters in it, it allows a relationship to be shown and surroundings to be seen.



This is a very long shot which shows the character in the distance, this shot is often used as an establishing shot to set the scene.