Camera angles and their effects

Match up the camera shots and angles with their definitions.

Camera angle or shot Description of camera shot

You can just see the head and

Long shot
shoulders of a person.

This is a shot taken from a very

Mid shot
long way away.

The viewer looks down on the

Close up
person in the shot.

Just one part of the person fills the

Extreme long shot screen. This is often used to focus
on a character’s emotions.

Neutral angle so the viewer is on

Extreme close up
the same level as the action.

This is a view of a person from the

Eye level
waist up.

The viewer looks up at the person

High angle
in the shot.

This is a shot taken from a long way

Low angle
away.

Camera angle or shot What effect it has

E.g. high angle To make someone appear smaller from a character’s

point of view.

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