Basic Media Terminology

1) Basic Camera shots - Point of view - Mid shot - Long shot - Wide shot - Establishng shot - Close up - Extreme close up 2) Basic Camera angles - High angle - Low angle - Over the shoulder 3) Basic camera movement - Panning - Arce - Tracking in - Tracking out - Tracking sideways - Tilt - Arc - Crane 4)The 180° rule is a cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another . When the camera passes over the invisible axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line and the shot becomes what is called a reverse angle.