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=Subject to Camera Distance =

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 * Extreme Close Up (ECU):
 * Shows extreme detail. It is too close to show general reactions or emotions unless for very dramatic scenes.
 * Close Up (CU):
 * Useful for showing detail. Emphasizes a person's emotional state. A certain feature or part should of the subject should take up most of the frame.
 * Medium Shot (MS):
 * The difference between a close up and a long shot. The camera is ideally distanced from the body of the character to be seen in relation to their surroundings. Typically, the focal point of the camera will occupy half to two-thirds of the frame. This shot is mostly used for indoor sequences showing significant relationships between characters and/or objects. Visually this shot is one of the more complex ones.
 * Long Shot (ls):
 * The focal point or characters are at some distance from the camera; they can be seen in full (with their heads near the top and their feet near the bottom) along with their surrounding environment. It generally shows the image as "life-size".
 * Wide Shot (ws):
 * The subject takes up the full frame. In this picture to the right this boy's head is almost all the way at the top of the picture and his feet are very close to the bottom. You want to leave a little bit of room at the bottom and the top of the picture so you don't cut any part of your subject out of the picture. Also if you are trying to get the subject and something else next to or behind the subject, would be another good reason to use the Wide shot to be able to get these subjects into the picture without cutting anything out of the picture. [[image:ws.jpg height="162" align="left" caption="Wide Shot"]]


 * Why and when might a director choose these different shots and how do they affect the mood of the shot?
 * The camera distance is purposeful and affects the story the movie is telling.
 * The framing, composition, and camera angles are intentional and supports the storyline.
 * The camera movement is intentional and motivated.

Sources: Camera Angles Cinemagic - Glossary Terms