Camera shots

                                                  

Camera Shots

 EWS (Extreme Wide Shot)

 The view is so far from the subject that he isn't even visible. Often used as an establishing shot.

                 Very Wide Shot
The subject is visible (barely), but the emphasis is still on placing him in his environment.

                                                 

                       Wide Shot

The subject takes up the full frame, or at least as much as comfortably possible.
AKA: long shot, full shot

                    MS (Mid Shot)

Shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an impression of the whole subject..

          MCU (Medium Close Up)

 Half way between a MS and a CU

                   CU (Close Up)

A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame.

              ECU (Extreme Close Up)

The ECU gets right in and shows extreme detail.
Variation: Choker

                                         Cut-In 

Shows some (other) part of the subject in detail.

 CA (Cutaway)
A shot of something other than the subject.

 Two-Shot

A shot of two people, framed similarly to a mid-shot.

 

   (OSS) Over-the-Shoulder Shot

 Looking from behind a person at the subject.

 

Point-of-View Shot (POV)
Shows a view from the subject's perspective.