Shot Types

EWS- extra/extreme wide shot : landscape- can see the landscape (100% zoomed out)

VWS-  very wide shot - can see character in landscape but not as much as WS/LS/FS  (90% zoomed out)

WS/LS/FS- wide shot/ Long shot/ full shot- can see the whole character in the setting (50% zoomed out)

MS- Mid shot- can see half the character's body (40% zoomed out)

MCU- Medium/ mid close up- can see neck and head of character (30% zoomed out)

CU- close up- can see head of of character (20% zoomed out)

ECU- extreme clsoe up- can only see eyes and nose of character 

CI- Cut in- can see a different body part of subject/character (10% zoomed out)

CA- Cut away- can see a shot of something other than character/subject e.g. children playing 

2 Shot- can see 2 people in the shot

OSS- over the shoulder shot- can see shoulder of one character/subject to see other character/subject's face

Noddy shot- this is an interviewers point of view, can hear the character speaking but cant see them only see the the subject answering the question.

Point of view shot- shows a view from the subject/character prospective 

Weather Shot- the subject is the weather. can be used for other purpose e.g. background for graphics.

each shot type creates different feeling for the audience. For example you would use close up to show emotion on the character and this would get empathy from the audience.