Camera Angles

Gimbal: allows for a central object to remain stable in spite of movement across other axes

Jib: used to capture overhead or long sweeping moves, and can film a complete 360 degree shot

Dolly: used for push-out shots. It shows a character's isolation

Cowboy: to show a subject’s body language and some background while still capturing their facial expressions

Reaction: to show the response from other characters

Push-in: when you want the viewer to empathize with or understand the depth of a character

Close-up: allow for intense expression of emotion

Medium: focuses on a whole scene while preserving important levels of detail

Long: shows the subject within their surrounding environment

Dutch angle: giving the entire scene a disorienting, off-kilter look that suggests that something has gone wrong

Point of view: representing the perspective of a character

Eye-level: the angle of everyday life

High angle: makes characters look small, vulnerable, or lost in their environment.

Point of view: Representing the perspective of a character

Bird's eye view: suggest the smallness of the subjects below or the vastness of their environment

Dutch angle: a shot that tilts diagonally, giving the entire a disorienting, off-kilter look that suggests that something is wrong.

Close-up: allows for intense expression of emotion

Push-ins: when you want the viewer to empathize with or understand the depth of the character

Point of view: representing the perspective of a character

Over the Shoulder: when you try to get a character's view point into the scene

Extreme close-up: allow for intense expression of emotion

Establishing shot

Wide shot

All of the above

Two-shot: captures the subjects’ interaction, their distance from one another, and their body language; the most used shot

Bust shot: provides intimate view of subject, focuses attention on face.

Close-up: draws attention to details and adds emotion

Point of view: representing the perspective of a character

Follow action or Tracking: to establish audience alignment with the perspective of the character being followed and to follow them

Dutch angle: a shot that tilts diagonally, giving the entire a disorienting, off-kilter look that suggests that something is wrong.