Low angle - This is a shot is taken from below and it often shows how powerful a character is or it can symbolise something dangerous or someone at risk.
Over the shoulder - This shot is taken from the outlook or camera angle from the shoulder of another character. This shot is used to follow a person or place the audience in the position of the person they are focusing on.
Tilt - This where the camera has been tilted and this shot can be used to indicate confusion or sometimes it is used to insinuate a character having a nightmare.
Long shot - This shot is used to show everything that is happening in a scene as it focuses on establishing the whole location, allowing the audience to see all of the action and everything that's surrounding the characters or objects.
Medium close up - This shot makes the audience concentrate on the character or object.
Close up - This shot lets the audience grab attention towards the features of a person and look closely into the characters emotions. It fully focuses on the object or the character and only shows small detail in the background.
Extreme close up - This is used to closely identify with a character or the action taking place. This shot is sometimes used to denote horror in a thriller film.
Birds eye view - This shot is taken from a 'birds view' (high above) which attracts the audience as it is giving them a different observation of the action.
Worms eye view - This shot is taken upwards from the floor, it is mainly used to imply terror or anxiety and allows the audience to view events from a character's vulnerable perspective.
You have taken some excellent shots Lauren so well done. You need to revise the caption on the high angle shot; high angle shots tend to make the object look smaller thus suggesting vulnerability or insignificance.
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