Camera shots

Long Shot- The object of the shot (in this circumstance the tractor and hay bails) are fully in shot, or as much as is comfortably so.

Extreme Long Shot- The focus of the shot is in the distance, and this can often be used as an establishing shot.

P.O.V(Point of View) A shot which is from the characters perspective, it helps the audience to sympathise with the character, or in some circumstances, like John Hitchcock’s Psycho, you are put into the position of the murderer, which makes the audience feel uncomfortable. So basically it can get things across to the audience without them realising.

Mid Shot- The mid-shot is from about the waist to above the head, enough to get close enough detail on the face, but without being too close and giving across things to the audience which you don’t intend.

Medium-Close Up-The shot in between a close up and a medium shot, often used as a gradual change from medium shot to close up.

Close Up A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame. Often used in climatic scenes or when an emotion needs to be shown clearly.

Extreme Close Up  A shot used to show a certain section of the face. For example in a horror it could use a extreme close up shot on a someone’s mouth to show her screaming.

Over the Shoulder shot-Looking from behind a person at the subject, used in dialogue scenes, often swapping between the peoples shoulders as they speak.

Two-shot- A shot of two people, framed similarly to a mid shot. Often used to show intimate scenes, fight scenes or simply just people talking.