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Common shots and definitions

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Definition
Shot   A shot is a continuously captured video segment  
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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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Split Screen   shows two separate things( shots) at the same time that are somehow connected  
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Dutch Angle   A Dutch tilt is a camera shot in which the camera angle is deliberately slanted to one side. This can be used for dramatic effect and helps portray unease, disorientation, frantic or desperate action, intoxication, madness, etc.  
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High Angle   infer that the subject is powerles  
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Low Angle   makes the subject appear tall, powerful, commanding, or strong  
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Extreme Long Shot   Panoramic shot of scene; can convey sense of isolation by setting small human in a big landscape  
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Point of View (POV)   Taken as if from the view of the character -as if what they are seeing from their eyes. Also called a subjective camera shot, in which the lens of the camera becomes the "eyes of someone or something in the film  
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Rule of thirds   allows the user to imagine a tic-tac-toe on the viewfinder to help in composing a shot  
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Cutaway (CA)   A shot of something other than the subject.  
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Crossing the Line   It refers to an imaginary line which cuts through the middle of the scene, from side to side with respect to the camera. Crossing the line changes the viewer's perspective in such as way that it causes disorientation and confusion.  
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180 Degree Rule   The rule of line-crossing is sometimes called the 180° rule. This refers to keeping the camera position within a field of 180°.  
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