Film Making

• Extreme Wide Shot - A wide shot that shows a large area of the scene.
• Wide Shot - A medium to long distance shot, showing most or all of the subject's body
• Medium Close Up - A close-up view of an object or person from mid-torso to head
• Mid Shot - A shot that shows the subject from the waist up.
• Close Up - An extreme close up shot of a small portion of the subject.
• High Angle - A shot that is taken from a high vantage point, often from above a person's head.
• Low Angle - A shot that is taken from below eye level, making the subject appear larger than life.
• Over The Shoulder - A shot where the camera appears to be looking over one character's shoulder at another character.
• Len Compression - A technique that uses a series of compression and decompression movements to improve the range of motion of a joint.
• Pan - Camera movement around an axis parallel to the ground.
• Tilt - Camera movement around an axis perpendicular to the ground.
• Crab Shot - a less common version of tracking, trucking, and or dollying.
• Tracking Shot - A shot that follows a moving object, usually a character, as it moves across the screen.
• Focus Pull - A creative camera technique in which you change focus during a shot
• Jump Cut - A sudden cut from one shot to another, often used to show a change in time or place.
• Match on action - A type of film transition that cuts from one shot to a closer shot in order to emphasize an action.
• Slow-paced editing - the film is shot in a way that allows the audience to take in the scene
• Fast-paced editing - The editing style that is used to create a sense of urgency and excitement.
• Colour grading - The process of adjusting the colour of a film to make it look more realistic