SHOT SIZE

FILM

Made of sequences

Sequences

Made up of scenes

Scenes

made up of shots

9 Shot Sizes

• Establishing

• Master

• Wide

• Full

• Medium full

• Medium

• Mudium close up

• Close up

• Extreme Close Up

Establishing Shots

Common visual element to start a scene. Also used to transition between scenes.

Establishing shot

Crucial introductory component of any scene. Can marl a new transition to a new location, or introduce crucial details.

Master Shot

Confirms the location and geography of the scene. Captures the scene playing out its entirety.

Wide shot

Positions the subjects far from the camera to visually represent their relationship to the environment. Concerned with the scale of the subject.

Full shot

The subjects entire body reaches top to the bottom of the edges of the frame. Must be effective and tight enough to tell a story by observing her entire body, poster, wardrobe.

Medium Full Shot

Also known as cowboy shot

Medium Full Shot

Arranged from the top of subject's head to just below their waist.

Medium Shot

Most popular shot size in all cinema. It is more of a neutral shot. Captures the subject similar on how we interact with people.

Medium Close Up

Shot that frames a subject from mid-chest to just above their head. All about reducing distraction and prioritizing story and character details.

Close Up

Often areanged at eye level better to dig into the windows of rhe soul. We have the front row of the character’s thoughts and feelings. It is about empathy.

Extreme Close up

Frames a subject to isolate a specific area. Aka. insert shot. Commonly used to highlight and isolate something crucial to the narrative.

Extreme Close up

One of the greatest tool for emphasis