(Creativity I) Photography: Camera angles & framing

Bird’s Eye

High Angle

Eye Level

Low Angle

Worm’s Eye View

Allows you to see the entire environment

Extreme Long Shot (XLS)

Shows your entire body. Useful when you want to cover an action. Elements of the environment can apear.

Full Shot (FS)

Captures half of the body. Useful when body language is important

Medium Shot (MS)

Fills the frame with the face. Attention to facial expressions

Close-up (CU)

A specific section is shown

Extreme Close-up (XCU)

Camera angles

Bird’s eye, high angle, eye level, low angle, worm’s eye

Frames

Extreme long shot, full shot, medium shoot, close-up shot, extreme close-up shot