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This camera movement physically moves the entire camera toward or away from the subject, often on wheels or a track.
- Dolly shot
- Pan shot
- Tilt shot
- Zoom shot
This type of shot shows a character from approximately the waist up, commonly used in dialogue scenes.
- Close-up
- Medium shot
- Wide shot
- Extreme close-up
This horizontal camera movement rotates the camera left or right on a fixed axis, like turning your head.
- Pan
- Tilt
- Track
- Crane
This three-letter abbreviation refers to the head of the camera and lighting departments on a film set.
- VFX
- DP
- AD
- PA
This shot fills the frame with a character's face, typically from the forehead to chin.
- Close-up
- Medium close-up
- Extreme close-up
- Medium shot
This establishes the location and setting, often showing a building exterior or landscape before cutting inside.
- Insert shot
- Reaction shot
- Over-the-shoulder shot
- Establishing shot
This lens effect changes the magnification of the image without moving the camera.
- Dolly
- Zoom
- Pan
- Track
This shot frames a character from behind another character's head and shoulder.
- Two-shot
- Point-of-view shot
- Over-the-shoulder shot
- Reverse shot
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