Shot types and sizes

Establishing shot
• This shot is wide enough to capture the geography/
location/the surrounding area, The time of day and
to show the size of the subject/character in relation
to the background.
• This is often used to show a transition between a
scene or when entire new worlds need to be
introduced.
• The establishing shot is important to capture first
impressions.
Master shot
• Usually used after an establishing shot, like the
establishing shot the master is used to confirm the
location of the shot.
• The master also confirms who is in the scene and
where they are in relation to each other.
• The type of shot can help split characters from
others.
• This type of shot captures the scene in its entirety.
Wide shot
Full shot
• The character doesn’t need to be centered for this
shot, but they often are. This shot type often is
used for observation of the body, posture, and
wardrobe.
Cowboy shot

• This is used to make a

confrontation between two
characters seem more intense.
• Using high and low angles with
this shot can add a sense of
whose more confident and
dangerous.
Medium shot
• This is the most popular and
most used shot type. It’s a
neutral shot nether dramatic
or distancing.
• It capture the characters in a
more familiar feeling to what
we know.
• The shot starts above the
waist but below the chest and
ends just above the head.
Medium close up
Close up
Extreme close up

• This shot isolates a character's

specific area.
• This is one of the most intimate
shots and can show great
emotion while only showing a
small portion of someone's face.