1. Coverage Shots Identify and define each type of shot

3. Establishing Shot A very wide angle shot Shows the locale of the scene Familiarizes the audience with where the scene is taking place Ex. A distant shot of a mountain castle during a lightning storm at the beginning of an old horror film May not include any actors

5. Master Shot Wide enough to include all the actors If you are shooting on film and have a very small budget this may be the only shot you can get

7. Wide Shot Moves in closer but still includes most of the body of the actors May be a single grouping of a few of the actors in a larger crowd scene when you want to concentrate on a single conversation

9. Two Shot Shows two characters related to one another usually from the waist up Three Shot is three actors Four-Shot is four actors, and so on

11. Over-the-Shoulder Shot Medium or close up shot including 2 actors Taken over the shoulder of one actor Shows the face of the other actor

12. Two Shot Most common shot in movies Usual technique is to cut back and forth between two over-the- shoulder shots of the actors Should still use variety

13. Worst Two Shot DON’T line up the actors facing each other at a normal conversational distance Camera is too far away and the profile of the actors doesn't show their expressions

14. Solution Move the actors closer than they would normally stand Turn their bodies to face the camera slightly. Have them turn their heads slightly toward the camera and look at the ear of the other actor that is closest to the camera This adjusting of positioning to give a better angle for the camera is called "cheating"

16. Medium Shot A shot showing an actor from the waist up

18. Close-up A shot from the actors neck up Sometimes a close-up is a little looser and includes the actor's shoulders Any image involving a single actor, or any moving object, needs to have some visual space in front of it within the frame

20. Extreme Close-up So close that only part of the actor's face is visible Can be used very powerfully at highly emotional moments Save the extreme close-up for such emotional moments