Cinematography

Cinematography

In cinematography there are two main features, these are the camera shots and the different camera movements.

Camera shots

There are many different kinds of camera shots, these are:

• Long shot (LS)
• Medium shot (MS)
• Close up (CU)
• Extreme close up (ECU)
• Point of view (POV)
• Low angle
• High angle

Examples of these would be;





Long shot





Medium shot



Close up



Extreme close up



Point of view



High angle

Low angle

Camera movement

The different types of camera movements are;

• Pan
• Tilt
• Crane shot
• Tracking shot
• Rolling shot
• Steadicam

Examples of these would be:

 Pan Shot

 Tilt shot

 crane shot

Tracking shot 

Rolling shot

Steadicam shot