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Aerial shot
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A camera shot taken from an overhead position. Often used as an establishing shot
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Close up
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A head and shoulders shot, often used to show expressions/emotions of a character.
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Extreme close up
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A hot where a part of a face or body of a character fills the whole frame/dominates the frame.
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Establishing shot
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A shot that establishes a scene, often giving the viewer information about where the scene is set. Can be a close up shot, but is often a wide/long shot, and usually appears at the beginning of a scene.
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Medium shot
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The framing of a subject from waist up.
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Two shot
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A shot of two characters, possible engaging in conversation. Usually to signify/establish some sort of relationship.
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Point-Of-View shot
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Shows a view from the subject's perspective. This shot is usually edited so that the viewer is aware whose point of view it is.
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Over the Shoulder shot
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Looking from behind a character's shoulder, at a subject. The character facing the subject usually occupies 1/3 of the frame, but it depends on what meaning the director wants to create.
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Overhead shot
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A type of camera shot in which the camera is positioned above the character, action or object being filmed.
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Reaction shot
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A shot that shows the reaction of a character either to another character or an event within the sequence.
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