Extreme Close-Up (ECU) Head or part of head. Used to show emotion or detail.

Medium Shot (MS) To waist. Provides information on the body language and clothes of a character.

Close-Up (CU) Head and shoulders. Reveals character personality. Intimate and powerful. Useful for dramatic or revealing moments. Close shots work to increase audience identication with a character.

Medium-Long Shot (MLS) Including the knees. Provides more physical information that the mid shot, but less close-up detail.

Medium Close-Up (MCU) Head and shoulders to top pocket. Useful all-round shot.

Wide Shot (WS) Master or establishing shot. Establishes location, often used at the beginning of a scene and again at the end. Helps make clear the physical geography of the space and sets up atmosphere.

Long Shot (LS) Full gure. Contextualises character in their location.

Two Shot, Three Shot (2/S, 3/S) etc By framing two or more characters in the same shot, a sense of how they relate to each other is created.

High Angle Camera points down from above eyeline, looking down on someone. Can indicate low status or vulnerability.

Low Angle Camera points up from below eyeline. Can idnicate high status - someone powerful or intimidating.

Over the Shoulder (O/S) Helps create a dynamic between the character and whay they are seeing.