G - Cameras and Lighting

• Long shot - Subject will be far away with a lot of space around them.
• Close up - Shows an actor's face close to the camera.
• Mid-shot - Shows actors from the waist up. Can show one, or a few people.
• Low angle - Taken from ground level, viewer looks up at a scene.
• High angle - Taken from high up, looking down on a scene.
• Over the shoulder - Taken over a character's shoulder. Allows the viewer to see what the character sees.
• An aerial shot is a shot that is taken from high up and looks down on the subject.
• Panning is a camera movement when the camera moves horizontally left or right from a fixed position.
• Tilting is a camera movement where the camera moves up or down from a fixed position.
• Tracking is a camera movement where the camera physically moves, often to follow the subject. This uses a dolly on a track.