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Basic Video Shots- 1

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Wide Shot (WS)   The subject takes up the full frame, or at least as much as comfortably possible.AKA: long shot, full shot. Shows the audience when and where the story takes place.  
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Extreme Wide Shot (EWS)   The view is so far from the subject that he/she isn't even visible. Often used as an establishing shot. More width than depth.  
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Mid Shot (MS) also Called Medium Shot   Most common, taken from the waist of a person up. Does not show the whole subject while still keeping their actions within context. Shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an impression of the whole subject  
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Medium Close Up Shot (MCU)   (head and shoulders.).May be multiple people  
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Close Up Shot (CU)   Above head to upper chest (don't cut off the neck); shows emotion and character of subject; often used for reaction shots. Used to single out the most important part of the subject.  
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Extreme Close Up ECU)   A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame. Very close VERY fine detail (Eye and nose etc)  
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Over the Shoulder (OSS)   The typical Hollywood dialogue style normally begins with a medium shot of both speakers, then moves to a series of shots taken from just behind one of the actors as each of the participants speaks and listens  
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One Shot   One person- interview style shot  
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Action Shot   nose room-means there is space in the frame in front of the nose- also caused lead room So we can see where they are going or the action.  
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Shot   A shot is a continuously captured video segment.  
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Extreme Long Shot   Panoramic shot of scene; can convey sense of isolation by setting small human in a big landscape. More depth than width  
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Reaction Shot   A close shot of a person (or persons) reacting to something that is said or done off screen or in a previous shot.  
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Rules of Thirds   placing the most important element of his shot on imaginary interesecting lines. . Allows the user to imagine a tic-tac-toe on the viewfinder to help in composing a shot?  
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