Basic Camera Shots

I want to go through each of the camera shots.
Basic Camera Shots:

EWS (Extreme Wide Shot)
The veiw is so far from the subject that the person isn't visable.
This is often used as an establishing shot.


VWS (Very Wide Shot)
The subject is visible (barely), but the emphasise is still on placing the person in their enviroment.


WS (Wide Shot)
The subject takes up the full frame, or at least as much as possible
the same as a long shot.


MS (Mid Shot)
Shows some part of the subject in more detail whilst still giving an
impression of the whole subject.


MCU (Medium Close Up)
Half way between a MS and a CU.


CU (Close Up)
A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame.


ECU (Extreme Close Up)
The ECU gets right in and shows extreme detail.


CA (Cutaway)
A shot of something other than the current action.

Cut-In
Show some part of the subject in detail.

Two-Shot
A comfortable shot of two people, framed similarly to a mid shot.


(OSS) Over-the-Shoulder Shot
Looking from behind a person at the subject.


Noddy Shot
Unusally refers to a shot of the interviewer listening and reacting to the
subject, although noddies can be used in drama and other situations.


Point-of-view Shot (POV)
Shows a veiw from the subject's perspective.


Weather Shot
The subject is the weather, usually the sky. Can be used for other
purposes.


Just the basic camera shots and what they mean.