Camera shots what a

what are camera shots used for

camera shots are used to demonstrate different aspects of the setting, themes and charaxters.

Establishing shot

(contains?/ is used to)

Establishing shots contains a large amount of landscape. 

Used at a beginning of a film to establish a general location/ setting. 

Full shot

(cointains?/ is used to)

Full shot contains a complete view of the characters. 

Used to let viewers take in the costumes of the characters and help to demonstrate the relationship between characters. 

Mid shot

(cointains?/ is used to)

Mid-shot contains the character from the waist up.

Viewers can see the characters' faces more clearly as well as their interaction with other characters. 

Close uo

(cointains?/ is used to)

Close up contains just one character's face.

Allows the viewers to understand the actors emotions and to feel empathy for them.

Shot- reverse- shot

(contains?/ is used to)

Shot reverse shot is used when two people are talking. 

it shows one of the characters from over the shoulder of the other character. 

Point of view shot

will assume the character’s position and reveal what they are looking at. 

Extreme close-up

contains one part of a character’s face or other object

Master shot

Master shot is the first shot of a scene;  

It gives the filmmaker their basic shot allowing them to cut to other shots and back to this shot.