Camera Reference Sheet

Establishing Shot-It is generally a long or extreme-long shot at the beginning of a scene indicating where, and sometimes when, the remainder of the scene takes place. Establishing shots were more common during the classical era of filmmaking than they are now.

Extreme Long Shot-A long shot in film, a view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shapes. An extreme long shot is a view from an even greater distance, in which people appear as small dots in the landscape if at all (eg. a shot of New York's skyline).

Long Shot-Definition: Long Shot. LONG SHOT: In film, a view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shapes.

Mid Shot-a shot taken at a medium distance.

Close Up-very near shot of a character or subject.

Extreme Close Up-Really close view of the character or subject (e.g eyes only).

POV shot-A point of view shot (also known as POV shot, First-person shot or a subjective camera) is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera). ... The technique of POV is one of the foundations of film editing.