the distance between the camera and the subject it is photographing

captures a scene in its entirety

used to establish location reduces humans to mere dots on the screen

used to stress environment or setting and to show a character’s/s’ position in relationship to a given environment

contains a figure from the waist or knee up

a functional shot used for scenes with dialogue/but also shows some of the background

2-shot, 3-shot

includes very little background, concentrating on the object or a face

close ups have significance or symbolic value used to show emotion

A framing in which the scale of the object shown is very large; most commonly, a small object or a part of the body usually shot with a zoom lens.

a shot framed in a way that prompts viewers to believe they are looking from a specific character’s point of view