Camera Shots/Angles and Movements.

Under camerawork there are three main category types; Shot movements, type and angles. These work together as one to conform and subvert to encoding of the demographic.

Shot Movement:

Static- when the camera isn't moving at all. 

Tilt- the camera stays in one place and moves vertically from high to low angle or high to low angle. 

Pan- the camera stays in one place and moves horizontally from right to left or left to right. 

Zoom- the camera zooms in or out to make things seem larger or smaller. 

Track- the camera moves along following actions; like its on a track.

Steadycam- the camera is carried by the cameraman allowing free movement. This usually gives a slightly more, 'jerky' looks to the footage.

Shot Types:

Establishing shot- this shot sets the scene from a long distance away. 

Long shot- shows the whole person.

Mid shot- shows a person from the waist up.

Close up shot- shows just a person's head and shoulders.

Extreme close up shot- shows just a part of the person.

Over the shoulder shot- shows a conversation between two people.

Point of view shot- the camera is the actor's eyes looking from their point of view.

Weather shot- the subject is the weather, can be used for other purposes eg, background for graphics.

Wide shot- the subject takes up the full frame, or at lest as much as it comfortably can.

Shot angles:

Birds eye- the camera is directly above the action.

Worms eye- the camera is directly below the action. 

High angle- the camera is above the action, at an angle, looking down at it. 

Low angle- the camera is below the action, at an angle, looking up at it. 

Canted angle- a camera angle which is deliberately slanted to one side, sometimes used dramatic effect to help signify unease, disorientation, frantic or desperate action, intoxication madness, etc.