Camera Angles

Establishing Shot: Sets up, or establishes the context for a scene by showing the relationship between its important figures and objects
POD: LEADING LINES


Long Shot: Typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings
POD: INFORMAL BALANCE

Medium Shot: The medium shot is the most common shot used in movies. Every shot that isn't a long shot or close up is a medium shot.
POD: VERTICAL LINES

Eye Level Shot: The camera is located at normal eye level (five to six feet from ground level) in relation to the subject
POD: FORMAL BALANCE
Close Up Shot: The camera is close to the subject, so that when the image is projected most of the screen shows a face and its expression, or some relatively small part of a larger whole
POD: DIAGONAL LINES

Birds Eye View: The camera is placed directly over the subject.
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POD: VERTICAL LINES

Worms Eye View: A view of an object from below, as though the observer were a worm; the opposite of a bird's-eye view.
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POD: VERTICAL LINES

Extreme Close Up: Closer shot than a closeup; a single detail occupies most of the screen image.  e.g., a mouth, a gun.  Sometimes called an "insert"
POD: INFORMAL BALANCE

Reaction Shot: A shot showing the reaction of a character to something or someone seen in the previous shot.
POD: HORIZONTAL LINES

Point of View Shot: Shows what a character (the subject) is looking at.
POD: DIAGONAL LINES

Over the Shoulder Shot: A shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person.
POD: vERTICAL LINES